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Shloka 16

Kośārtha-Rājadharma: Ethical Revenue Collection and Social Regulation (कोशार्थ-राजधर्मः)

न केनचिद्‌ याचितव्य: कश्रित्किज्चिदनापदि । इति व्यवस्था भूतानां पुरस्तान्मनुना कृता,मनुजीने बहुत पहलेसे समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये यह नियम बना दिया है कि आपत्तिकालको छोड़कर अन्य समयमें कोई किसीसे कुछ न माँगे

na kenacid yācitavyaḥ kaścit kiñcid anāpadi | iti vyavasthā bhūtānāṃ purastān manunā kṛtā ||

قال بهيشما: في الأزمنة الخالية من الشدّة لا ينبغي لأحد أن يسأل أحدًا شيئًا. لقد سنَّ مانو منذ القدم هذه القاعدة لجميع الكائنات الحيّة، لكي تُقاد الحياة العادية بضبط النفس والكرامة لا بالاتكال، ولا يَسوغ السؤال إلا عند الضرورة.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
केनचित्by anyone
केनचित्:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
याचितव्यःshould be begged/asked for
याचितव्यः:
TypeVerb
Rootयाच्
Formतव्यत् (gerundive/obligative), passive sense, masculine, nominative, singular
कश्चित्someone/anyone
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
किञ्चित्anything/something
किञ्चित्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अनापदिin non-calamity (i.e., when there is no emergency)
अनापदि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनापद्
Formfeminine, locative, singular
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
व्यवस्थाrule/arrangement
व्यवस्था:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यवस्था
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
भूतानाम्of beings/creatures
भूतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
Formneuter, genitive, plural
पुरस्तात्formerly/earlier
पुरस्तात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस्तात्
मनुनाby Manu
मनुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनु
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
कृताmade/established
कृता:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), feminine, nominative, singular

भीष्य उवाच

B
Bhishma
M
Manu

Educational Q&A

Outside of emergency or distress (anāpadi), one should not ask or beg from others; restraint and independence are upheld as a general rule of dharma, with exceptions allowed only in genuine hardship.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma teaches Yudhishthira principles of proper conduct, citing an ancient ordinance attributed to Manu to frame when requesting help is permissible.