Shloka 33
Dāyavibhāga (Inheritance Apportionment) and Household Precedence — Dialogue of Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīṣma
यच्च तां च ददत्येवं न शुल्क विक्रयो न सः । प्रतिगृह्म भवेद् देयमेष धर्म: सनातन:
yac ca tāṃ ca dadaty evaṃ na śulka-vikrayo na saḥ | pratigṛhṇan bhaved deyaṃ eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||
ហើយនៅពេលដែលគេប្រគល់នាងក្នុងរបៀបនេះ វាមិនមែនជាការលក់ដោយថ្លៃកូនក្រមុំទេ—គេមិនមែនជាពាណិជ្ជករទេ។ អ្វីដែលបានផ្តល់ គួរត្រូវទទួលយកជាអំណោយ; នេះជាច្បាប់ធម៌ដ៏អស់កល្បជានិច្ច។
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma distinguishes righteous marriage-giving from commercial transaction: giving a maiden is not to be treated as a sale for a demanded bride-price; what is offered should be received as a gift, in keeping with enduring dharma.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma (especially social and household norms), he clarifies the ethical boundary in marriage arrangements: payments must not turn the act into ‘selling’ the bride; acceptance should be in the spirit of a gift rather than purchase.