Shloka 32
सुभद्राहरणम्
Subhadrā-haraṇa: Arjuna’s Taking of Subhadrā and the Dvārakā Assembly’s Response
गुरोरनुप्रवेशो हि नोपघातो यवीयस: । यवीयसोअबनुप्रवेशो ज्येष्ठस्य विधिलोपक:,'यदि बड़ा भाई घरमें स्त्रीके साथ बैठा हो, तो छोटे भाईका वहाँ जाना दोषकी बात नहीं है; परंतु छोटा भाई घरमें हो, तो बड़े भाईका वहाँ जाना उसके धर्मका नाश करनेवाला है
guror anupraveśo hi nopaghāto yavīyasaḥ | yavīyaso 'bhyanupraveśo jyeṣṭhasya vidhilopakaḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Cuando el hermano mayor entra donde está el menor, no se considera ofensa contra el menor. Pero cuando el menor irrumpe en el ámbito privado del mayor, ello es una transgresión que quebranta el orden debido y la decencia del mayor».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a dharmic principle of hierarchy and propriety within the household: the younger should not intrude into the elder’s private domestic sphere, as that is considered a breach of due order (vidhi), whereas the elder’s entry does not constitute an offence against the younger.
Vaiśampāyana states a normative rule about conduct between elder and younger brothers, clarifying what counts as fault (upaghāta) in entering another’s space—especially in situations involving privacy and conjugal domestic life.