Shloka 5
मोक्षोपाय-निर्णयः
Determination of the Means to Liberation
इुमत्सेन उवाच अथ चेदवधो धर्मो5धर्म: को जातु चिद् भवेत् | दस्यवश्नेन्न हन्येरन् सत्यवन् संकरो भवेत्
dyumatsena uvāca | atha ced avadho dharmo 'dharmaḥ ko jātu cid bhavet | dasyavaś cen na hanyeran satyavan saṅkaro bhavet ||
দ্যুমৎসেনে ক’লে—হে সত্যবান! যদি দোষীক বধ নকৰাও কেতিয়াবা ‘ধৰ্ম’ হয়, তেন্তে ‘অধৰ্ম’ বুলিলে কি বুজাব? চোৰ-ডকাইতক দমন নকৰিলে প্ৰজাৰ মাজত বৰ্ণসংকৰ আৰু ধৰ্মসংকৰ বিয়পি পৰিব।
इुमत्सेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse argues that protecting dharma may require firm punishment of wrongdoers; if even the guilty are never restrained, adharma spreads and society falls into moral and social disorder (saṅkara).
Dyumatsena addresses Satyavān, reasoning about governance and justice: he challenges the idea that sparing criminals is always righteous, warning that unchecked thieves and bandits lead to widespread disorder among the people.