Shloka 40
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
विद्याधिकस्य गुर्विण्या भारार्तस्य यवीयसः ।
मूकान्धबधिराणाञ्च मत्तस्योन्मत्तकस्य च ॥
vidyādhikasya gurviṇyā bhārārtasya yavīyasaḥ |
mūkāndha-badhirāṇāñ ca mattasyonmattakasya ca ||
Berilah hak mendahului kepada yang lebih unggul dalam ilmu, perempuan hamil, orang yang terbebani beban, yang lebih muda (patut dipertimbangkan), serta kepada bisu, buta, tuli, juga yang mabuk dan yang gila.
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FAQs
Public etiquette becomes a form of non-violence: yielding prevents harm and honors both merit (learning) and vulnerability (pregnancy, disability, distress).
Ācāra-dharma (supplementary ethical instruction), not one of the pañcalakṣaṇa narrative categories.
‘Giving way’ is an outer ritual of inner humility: knowledge, life-bearing (pregnancy), and incapacity each represent conditions where ego should step aside.