Shloka 16
Kośārtha-Rājadharma: Ethical Revenue Collection and Social Regulation (कोशार्थ-राजधर्मः)
न केनचिद् याचितव्य: कश्रित्किज्चिदनापदि । इति व्यवस्था भूतानां पुरस्तान्मनुना कृता
na kenacid yācitavyaḥ kaścit kiñcid anāpadi | iti vyavasthā bhūtānāṃ purastān manunā kṛtā ||
Bhishma berkata: Pada waktu tiada kesusahan, janganlah seseorang meminta apa-apa daripada sesiapa. Peraturan bagi semua makhluk ini telah ditetapkan sejak dahulu oleh Manu—agar kehidupan biasa dipandu oleh pengendalian diri dan maruah, bukan oleh pergantungan; dan hanya keperluan yang nyata membenarkan permintaan.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outside of emergency or distress (anāpadi), one should not ask or beg from others; restraint and independence are upheld as a general rule of dharma, with exceptions allowed only in genuine hardship.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma teaches Yudhishthira principles of proper conduct, citing an ancient ordinance attributed to Manu to frame when requesting help is permissible.