Shloka 85
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
न मे धारयसीत्येको धारयामीति चापर: । इहास्ति नौ विवादोडयमयं राजानुशासक:
na me dhārayasīty eko dhārayāmīti cāparaḥ | ihāsti nau vivādo ’yam ayaṃ rājānuśāsakaḥ |
一人が言った。「お前は我に何も負っていない。」もう一人が言い返した。「いや、負っているのはこの私だ。」こうして二人の間に争いが起こった。「ここでは万民を治める王が、この件を裁定なさるであろう。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even morally charged disagreements—here, about who owes whom—should be resolved through dharmic procedure and impartial adjudication. The king, as guardian of social order, is presented as the proper authority to settle disputes fairly.
Bhishma describes two people arguing: one denies any debt is owed, the other insists he is the debtor. Since neither yields, they take the matter to the king, who is responsible for governing and judging such conflicts.