Shloka 27
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
अन्योन्यकृतवैराणां पुत्रपौत्रं नियच्छति । पुत्रपौत्रविनाशे च परलोक॑ नियच्छति
anyonyakṛtavairāṇāṁ putrapautraṁ niyacchati | putrapautravināśe ca paralokaṁ niyacchati ||
Brahmadatta dit : «L’inimitié forgée entre les hommes ne s’éteint pas avec eux ; elle descend jusqu’à tourmenter leurs fils et leurs petits-fils. Et même lorsque fils et petits-fils ont péri, cette haine poursuit encore—liant le destin jusque dans l’au-delà».
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mutual enmity is not a private, short-lived matter: it binds and harms one’s descendants and can continue to shape one’s destiny even after death. Therefore, dharma favors ending feuds and cultivating reconciliation.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Brahmadatta delivers a moral warning: when people establish hostility, its effects spread through the family line and persist beyond this life, underscoring the long reach of karma and social harm.