Shloka 50
Daṇḍotpatti-kathana (Origin and Function of Daṇḍa) — वसुहोम–मान्धातृ संवाद
भर्तप्रत्यय उत्पन्नो व्यवहारस्तथापर: । तस्माद् यः स हितो दृष्टो भर्तप्रत्ययलक्षण:
bhartapratyaya utpanno vyavahāras tathāparaḥ | tasmād yaḥ sa hito dṛṣṭo bhartapratyayalakṣaṇaḥ ||
भीष्म म्हणाले— स्वामी/अधिकार्यावरील विश्वासातूनही एक प्रकारचा न्यायव्यवहार उत्पन्न होतो; तो वादी-प्रतिवादीच्या वादातून निर्माण होणाऱ्या व्यवहारापेक्षा भिन्न आहे. म्हणून अशा विश्वासाच्या आधारावर जो निर्णय किंवा दंड दिला जातो, तो ‘भर्तृप्रत्ययलक्षण’ म्हणून ओळखला जातो; आणि तो सर्व जगाच्या हिताचा मानला गेला आहे.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma distinguishes a type of judicial action grounded in reliance on a recognized authority (a master/guardian/sovereign) from litigation born of mutual dispute, and affirms that decisions/punishments based on such authoritative trust can serve the common welfare when properly applied.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and governance, Bhishma is explaining classifications of vyavahāra (legal/judicial procedure) to Yudhishthira, describing how certain cases arise not from a formal contest between parties but from trust in an authority’s standing, leading to a distinct kind of adjudication and penalty.