Shloka 37
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
ब्रह्मदत्त तवाच कृतस्य चैव कर्तुश्न सख्यं संधीयते पुनः । वैरस्योपशमो दृष्ट: पापं नोपाश्लुते पुन:
brahmadatta uvāca—kṛtasya caiva kartuś ca sakhyaṃ sandhīyate punaḥ | vairasyopaśamo dṛṣṭaḥ pāpaṃ nopāśnute punaḥ ||
Brahmadatta dit : «Entre celui qui a subi l’offense et celui qui l’a commise, l’amitié peut, en vérité, être rétablie. Car l’on constate que, lorsque la riposte a été accomplie, l’hostilité s’apaise, et le fautif n’est plus contraint de porter le fardeau de ce péché ; ainsi la réconciliation entre l’offenseur et celui qui a enduré l’affront redevient possible.»
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse argues that hostility can subside after retaliation, making renewed friendship possible between offender and victim; it frames retaliation as a mechanism that ‘settles’ enmity and ends further moral liability being pressed upon the wrongdoer.
Brahmadatta is presenting a moral-psychological observation in a discourse on conduct: he claims that once vengeance has been taken, the heat of enmity cools and reconciliation between the parties can be re-established.