Shloka 44
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
न वै देयमनुक्रोशाद् दीनायाप्यपकारिणे । आप्ताचरित इत्येव धर्म इत्येव वा पुन:,“पर जो दूसरोंका बुरा करनेवाला हो वह यदि दीन हो तो भी उसे दया करके नहीं देना चाहिये। यह शिष्टोंका आचार है और यही धर्म है
na vai deyam anukrośād dīnāyāpy apakāriṇe | āptācarita ityeva dharma ityeva vā punaḥ ||
しかし、他者に害をなす悪人であるなら、たとえ貧しくとも、ただ憐れみだけで施してはならない。かかる自制こそ賢者の作法であり、またそれ自体がダルマである—布施は哀れみのみならず、見極めによって統べられるべきだ。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Compassion alone is not a sufficient basis for charity: one should not support a harmful wrongdoer even if he appears needy. True dharma includes discriminating giving that does not enable harm.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Vyāsa states a rule about dāna (giving): the tradition of the wise forbids giving to an apakārin (one who injures others), emphasizing ethical responsibility in acts of generosity.