Shloka 79
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
अनेना भवति श्रेष्ठो मुच्यन्ते च सभासद: । एनो गच्छति कर्तरिं निन्दाहों यत्र निन्द्यते
anena bhavati śreṣṭho mucyante ca sabhāsadaḥ | eno gacchati kartariṁ nindāhoṁ yatra nindyate ||
काश्यप ने कहा—इस आचरण से मनुष्य श्रेष्ठ होता है और सभासद दोष से मुक्त हो जाते हैं। पाप कर्ता के पास जाता है और निन्दा वहीं पड़ती है जहाँ निन्दा योग्य है।
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral accountability should be assigned correctly: wrongdoing and its sin accrue to the actual agent, and blame should be directed only where blame is deserved; this protects the integrity of the assembly and elevates the one who upholds such fairness.
Kāśyapa is instructing about proper ethical judgment in an assembly: when decisions and censures are made according to dharma—placing fault on the true perpetrator—the courtiers are freed from complicity and the righteous person gains excellence.