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Shloka 36

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

पूजन्युवाच न कृतस्य तु कर्तुश्न सख्यं संधीयते पुनः । ह्ृदयं तत्र जानाति कर्तुश्विव कृतस्य च,पूजनी बोली--राजन्‌! जिसका अपकार किया जाता है और जो अपकार करता है, उन दोनोंमें फिर मेल नहीं हो सकता। जो अपराध करता है और जिसपर किया जाता है, उन दोनोंके ही हृदयोंमें वह बात खटकती रहती है

pūjany uvāca na kṛtasya tu kartuś ca sakhyaṃ sandhīyate punaḥ | hṛdayaṃ tatra jānāti kartuś caiva kṛtasya ca ||

Dijo Pūjanī: «Oh rey, entre quien ha sido agraviado y quien comete el agravio, la amistad no puede restaurarse de verdad. En ese asunto, el corazón de ambos—del que hizo y del que padeció—lo sigue recordando; el aguijón del acto permanece dentro de ellos».

पूजनीPūjanī (name of the speaker)
पूजनी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपूजनी (नाम)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कृतस्यof the deed done / of the wrong done
कृतस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकृत (कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
तुbut
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
कर्तुःof the doer (offender)
कर्तुः:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्तृ (कृ-धातोः तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सख्यम्friendship / reconciliation
सख्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
संधीयतेis formed / is made / is brought about
संधीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-धा
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
हृदयम्the heart / mind
हृदयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere / in that matter
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
जानातिknows / realizes
जानाति:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कर्तुःof the doer (offender)
कर्तुः:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्तृ (कृ-धातोः तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इवas if / like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
कृतस्यof the deed done / of the wrong done
कृतस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकृत (कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच

P
Pūjanī
R
Rājā (King)

Educational Q&A

A wrong leaves a lasting imprint on both sides: the victim cannot easily forget the injury, and the perpetrator cannot easily escape the awareness of having done it. Therefore, reconciliation and renewed friendship after harm are difficult and require more than outward agreement.

In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, Pūjanī addresses a king and reflects on the social and psychological aftermath of wrongdoing, explaining why genuine friendship rarely returns between an offender and the offended.