Shloka 19
Śulka, Kanyā, and Dauhitra-Riktha: Discourse on Bride-Price and Inheritance Rights (शुल्क-कन्या-दौहित्र-रिक्थविचारः)
त्वं शीघ्र गच्छसीत्येकोब्रवीज्नेति तथा पर: । नेति नेति च तौ राजन् परस्परमथोचतु:,नरेश्वर! एकने कहा--“'तुम जल्दी-जल्दी चलते हो।' दूसरेने कहा, “नहीं।” इस प्रकार दोनों एक-दूसरेपर दोषारोपण करते हुए एक-दूसरेको “नहीं-नहीं” कह रहे थे
tvaṁ śīghraṁ gacchasīty eko 'bravīj neti tathā paraḥ | neti neti ca tau rājan parasparam athocatuḥ || nareśvara! ekane kahā—“tuma jaldī-jaldī calate ho।” dūsare ne kahā, “nahīṁ।” is prakāra donoṁ eka-dūsare par doṣāropaṇa karate hue eka-dūsare ko “nahīṁ-nahīṁ” kaha rahe the |
നരേശ്വരാ! ഒരാൾ പറഞ്ഞു—“നീ വളരെ വേഗത്തിൽ നടക്കുന്നു.” മറ്റവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഇല്ല.” ഇങ്ങനെ, രാജാവേ, ഇരുവരും “ഇല്ല, ഇല്ല” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് പരസ്പരം വിരോധിച്ച് തമ്മിൽ കുറ്റാരോപണം തുടങ്ങി.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how disagreement can devolve into mere negation and mutual blame. Ethically, it cautions against reactive speech and urges restraint, clarity, and a willingness to understand the other rather than escalating conflict through contradiction.
Bhishma describes a small dispute between two people: one accuses the other of walking too fast, the other denies it, and they continue exchanging ‘no, no,’ each faulting the other. The scene serves as an example of how quarrels arise and persist through mutual accusation.