Shloka 14
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
प्रत्यवायभयात् काम्यस्तथान्यश्चाविरोधवान् ।
द्विधा कामोऽपि गदितस्त्रिवर्गस्याविरोधतः ॥
pratyavāyabhayāt kāmyas tathānyaś cāvirodhavān | dvidhā kāmo 'pi gaditas trivargasyāvirodhataḥ ||
Le kāmya (motivé par le désir) est entrepris par crainte d’une conséquence défavorable (pratyavāya), et un autre type est celui qui n’entre pas en conflit avec le dharma. Ainsi, le kāma aussi est dit double, d’une manière qui ne s’oppose pas à la triade des buts.
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FAQs
Desire is not simply condemned; it is to be structured so it does not collide with dharma and artha. Even ‘kāmya’ actions are evaluated by whether they create pratyavāya or remain ethically non-conflicting.
Ethical/doctrinal classification; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
The passage implies an inner discernment: desire can be refined into a harmonizing force when subordinated to order (ṛta/dharma), rather than becoming a disruptive compulsion.