Shloka 6
साम्ना भेदेन दानेन दण्डेनेति चतुर्विधम् | विषमस्थं समस्थं॑ च चक्षुध्यनिन रक्षति
sāmnā bhedena dānena daṇḍeneti caturvidham | viṣamasthaṃ samasthaṃ ca cakṣurdhyānena rakṣati ||
婆羅門は言った。「和睦、離間、施与、処罰——これが四つの方策である。見分ける智慧によって、曲がりくねった不均等な振る舞いに固執する者を抑え、平等心の人を守る。また省察の警戒によって、眼をはじめ諸感官が邪道へ迷い込むのを防ぐのだ。」
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical governance and self-governance both require appropriate means: conciliation, strategic division, gifts, and punishment. Alongside these external measures, inner vigilance (dhyāna/discernment) is essential to protect the impartial person and to restrain the senses from drifting into harmful conduct.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, a Brāhmaṇa speaker explains principles of nīti: how one corrects those who act unjustly and safeguards the balanced-minded, emphasizing that reflective awareness also functions as a guard over the senses.