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Do not criticize him with harsh and severe words like "He is like zero" etc. Explain it to him in a suitable way as he can understand. He should not insult him with gestures of anger, hands, lips and eyes. The virtuous person should not cause pain in the mind of that person. If the language of that questioner is contaminated with defects like abusive words etc., do not despise him by saying "You are a fool, uncultured, you are cursed, uncultured, and zero in the past and future, what is the benefit of your statement?" etc. And do not ridicule the questioner by accusing him of incoherent speech. And do not explain a small or concise meaning with long, long sentences full of wordy embellishments like "ark vitapikaasthika" instead of calling it "a piece of wood". Do not make a short lecture or discussion long by introducing grammar, logic, etc., by obtaining or not obtaining. It has been said - "That which can be said in a few words is the right thing to say." If a meaning is small but is expressed in many words, it is useless and devoid of essence. Some sutras are short and some are small in meaning. In this regard, there is a four-fold classification. The one which is short in words and great in meaning is commendable.
Samalaveja padipunnabhaasi, nisamia samiaatthadansi. . Aanaai suddhaṁ vayaṇam bhiunje, abhisandhae paavaviveg bhikkhu. ||24||
Shadow - Samalepetpratipurnabhaasi, nisamya samyagarthadarsi.
Aagnaashuddham vachanam abhiyunjit, abhisandhayetpaapavivekam bhikshuh. ||
Translation - If a meaning cannot be expressed in a few words, the virtuous person should explain it in detail. He should listen to the truth from the guru, make it his own, and use pure words. He should speak words that are free from defects, keeping in mind the discrimination of sin.
Commentary - Apich - Yattpunarativishamtvadalpaakshairaina samyagavabudhyate tat samyag-shobhenena prakaarena samantaatparyaayashabdouccaranato bhaavarthakathanatachaalapeed-bhaashet samalepet, naalpairevaakshairairuktvakritartho bhaved, apitu jneyagahanarthabhaashane sadadhetuyuktvaadibhih shrotaram apekshya pratipurnabhaasi syad-askhalitaamilitaheenakshaararthavaadi bhavediti. Tathaa'aachaaryaadeh shakaashaadyathaavadartham shrutavaa nisamya avagamyacha samyagayathaavasthitam artham yathaa guru shakaashaadavadhaaritam arthapratipaadyam drastum sheelamasya sa bhavati samyagarthadarsi, sa evambhutah sanstiirthakaraagnyaya-sarvajnapranitaagamaanusarena 'shuddham' avadatam purvaaparaaviruddham niravadhyam vachanam abhiyunjitootsargavishaye sati utsargam apavaad vishaye chaapavaadam tathaa svarparasamayayoryathaasvam: vachanam abhivaded. Evam chaabhiyunjann bhikshuh paapavivekam laabhasatkaraadinirapekshatayaa kaankhmaano nirdosham vachanam abhisandhayediti. ||24|| Punarapi bhaasha vidhimadhikrityaah -
Commentary - If the truth is very complex and cannot be explained properly in a few words, it should be explained in a beautiful way by pronouncing synonyms or by explaining its meaning. One should not consider oneself to have fulfilled one's duty by explaining such a meaning in a few words. One should not think so.
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