Shloka 40
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच संवासाज्जायते स्नेहो जीवितान्तकरेष्वपि । अन्योन्यस्य च विश्वास: श्वपचेन शुनो यथा
brahmadatta uvāca saṃvāsāj jāyate sneho jīvitāntakareṣv api | anyonyasya ca viśvāsaḥ śvapacena śuno yathā ||
ब्रह्मदत्त म्हणाला—एकत्र राहिल्याने स्नेह उत्पन्न होतो, जरी ते एकमेकांचे प्राण घेऊ शकणारे असले तरी. आणि परस्पर विश्वासही जन्माला येतो—जसा श्वपच आणि कुत्रा यांच्यात.
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
Close association powerfully generates attachment and trust, sometimes overriding even fear, hostility, or danger; therefore one should be mindful of whom one keeps company with and how relationships shape judgment and conduct.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Brahmadatta states a general observation about human (and animal) psychology: prolonged proximity creates bonds and confidence even between unlikely or perilous counterparts, illustrated through the extreme example of a śvapaca and a dog.