Shloka 39
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
वधबन्धनिरोधेन कारयन्ति दिवानिशम् | आत्मनश्लापि जानाति यद् दुःखं वधबन्धने
vadhabandhanirodhena kārayanti divāniśam | ātmanaś cāpi jānāti yad duḥkhaṃ vadhabandhane |
Tulādhāra berkata: “Manusia mengetahui daripada pengalaman diri betapa pedihnya pembunuhan dan kurungan; namun mereka tetap menimpakan kepada orang lain penderitaan penyembelihan, belenggu dan pemenjaraan, memaksa mereka bekerja siang dan malam. Mengapa engkau tidak mengecam mereka?”
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should apply moral judgment consistently: if one recognizes suffering in oneself, it is unethical to inflict the same suffering on others through killing, bondage, or imprisonment, especially for exploitation.
Tulādhāra challenges his interlocutor’s moral focus, pointing out that people who understand the pain of violence and captivity still impose it on others and force them to work relentlessly; he asks why such perpetrators are not condemned.