Shloka 35
Chapter 81: Trust, Allies, and the Qualifications of the King’s Artha-Secretary (अर्थसचिव)
निकृतस्य नरैरन्यैज्ञातिरेव परायणम् । नान्यैनिकारं सहते ज्ञातिज्ञािति: कथठ्चन
nikṛtasya narair anyair jñātir eva parāyaṇam | nānyanikāraṃ sahate jñātijñātiḥ kathaṃcana ||
ビーシュマは言った。「人が他者に圧せられ、あるいは不当に害されるとき、真の拠り所となるのは自らの親族のみである。外の者が同じ血筋の者を侮り、また屈服させるなら、その一族の男たちはその辱めをいかなる形でも耐えられぬ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
In times of oppression by outsiders, one’s primary refuge is one’s own kin; shared lineage creates a moral duty to protect honor and resist humiliation inflicted from outside.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and social conduct, Bhishma explains to the listener that family/lineage solidarity naturally asserts itself when a member is wronged or insulted by others.