Shloka 41
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
व्यद्भत्वं व शरीरस्य वधो नाल््पस्य कारणात् । शरीरपीडास्तास्ताश्च देहत्यागो विवासनम्
vyadbhutvaṃ ca śarīrasya vadho nālpasya kāraṇāt | śarīrapīḍās tāstāś ca dehatyāgo vivāsanam ||
ວາສຸຫາໂຣມາ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເພາະຄວາມຜິດນ້ອຍໆ ບໍ່ຄວນຕັດທອນຫຼືເຮັດໃຫ້ຮ່າງກາຍພິການ ແລະບໍ່ຄວນປະຫານຊີວິດ. ບໍ່ຄວນທໍລະມານຮ່າງກາຍຫຼາຍຮູບແບບ ບີບຄັ້ນໃຫ້ຮອດຂັ້ນຕ້ອງສະຫຼະຊີວິດ ຫຼືໄລ່ອອກຈາກແຜ່ນດິນ. ການລົງໂທດຕ້ອງພອດສົມ ແລະມີເມດຕາ ໂດຍສະເພາະໃນການປົກຄອງປະຊາຊົນ.
वसुहरोम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Punishment should be proportionate to the offence; for minor faults, extreme penalties—mutilation, execution, torture, coercing death, or banishment—are unethical and contrary to righteous governance.
In the Shanti Parva’s rājadharma discussion, Vasuharoma articulates a standard for kings and rulers: they must not respond to small transgressions with harsh, violent punishments that destroy a subject’s body, life, or livelihood.