Shloka 84
Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna
The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura
एतावानत्र दोषो हि नान्य: कश्चन् पार्थिव । एतज्जानीहि भद्रं ते दानादाने परंतप,पृथ्वीनाथ! बस, इस विवाहमें इतना ही दोष है, दूसरा कोई नहीं। परंतप! आपका कल्याण हो, कन्याको देने या न देनेमें केवल यही दोष विचारणीय है; इस बातको आप अच्छी तरह समझ लें
etāvān atra doṣo hi nānyaḥ kaścan pārthiva | etaj jānīhi bhadraṃ te dānādāne parantapa ||
Oh rey, ésta es la única falta aquí; no hay otra. Sábelo con claridad, para tu bien, oh Parantapa: al decidir si se entrega o no a la doncella en matrimonio, sólo este punto merece consideración.
दाश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker narrows the ethical evaluation to a single relevant defect: when judging whether to give a maiden in marriage, one should focus on the decisive moral issue rather than multiplying suspicions or secondary concerns.
Dāśa addresses a king and clarifies that, in the present marriage proposal/decision, there is only one fault to weigh; he urges the king to understand this clearly before deciding to give or withhold the maiden.