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Shloka 50

Daṇḍotpatti-kathana (Origin and Function of Daṇḍa) — वसुहोम–मान्धातृ संवाद

भर्तप्रत्यय उत्पन्नो व्यवहारस्तथापर: । तस्माद्‌ यः स हितो दृष्टो भर्तप्रत्ययलक्षण:

bhartapratyaya utpanno vyavahāras tathāparaḥ | tasmād yaḥ sa hito dṛṣṭo bhartapratyayalakṣaṇaḥ ||

ভীষ্ম ক’লে— স্বামী/অধিকাৰীৰ ওপৰত থকা বিশ্বাসৰ পৰাো এক প্ৰকাৰ ন্যায়-ব্যৱহাৰ জন্মে; ই বাদী-প্ৰতিবাদীৰ বিবাদৰ পৰা উদ্ভৱ হোৱা ব্যৱহাৰৰ পৰা পৃথক। সেয়ে সেই বিশ্বাসৰ আধাৰত দিয়া সিদ্ধান্ত বা দণ্ডক ‘ভর্তৃপ্রত্যয়লক্ষণ’ বুলি কোৱা হয়; আৰু তাক সমগ্ৰ জগতৰ হিতকাৰী বুলি ধৰা হয়।

भर्तृप्रत्ययःtrust/confidence in the master (as a basis)
भर्तृप्रत्ययः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृप्रत्यय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उत्पन्नःarisen/produced
उत्पन्नः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्पन्न (√पद्/√पत् with उत्; past passive participle)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
व्यवहारःlegal procedure/judicial transaction
व्यवहारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यवहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अपरःother/different
अपरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्मात्from that/therefore
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
यःwho/which
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःthat (he/it)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हितःbeneficial/wholesome
हितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दृष्टःis seen/has been regarded
दृष्टः:
TypeVerb
Rootदृष्ट (√दृश्; past passive participle)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भर्तृप्रत्ययलक्षणःcharacterized by (i.e., based on) trust in the master
भर्तृप्रत्ययलक्षणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootभर्तृप्रत्ययलक्षण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

Bhishma distinguishes a type of judicial action grounded in reliance on a recognized authority (a master/guardian/sovereign) from litigation born of mutual dispute, and affirms that decisions/punishments based on such authoritative trust can serve the common welfare when properly applied.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and governance, Bhishma is explaining classifications of vyavahāra (legal/judicial procedure) to Yudhishthira, describing how certain cases arise not from a formal contest between parties but from trust in an authority’s standing, leading to a distinct kind of adjudication and penalty.