Shloka 40
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच संवासाज्जायते स्नेहो जीवितान्तकरेष्वपि । अन्योन्यस्य च विश्वास: श्वपचेन शुनो यथा
brahmadatta uvāca saṃvāsāj jāyate sneho jīvitāntakareṣv api | anyonyasya ca viśvāsaḥ śvapacena śuno yathā ||
ବ୍ରହ୍ମଦତ୍ତ କହିଲେ—ଏକସାଥି ରହିଲେ ସ୍ନେହ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଇଥାଏ, ଏପରିକି ଯେମାନେ ପରସ୍ପରର ପ୍ରାଣାନ୍ତ କରିପାରନ୍ତି ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ। ଏବଂ ପରସ୍ପର ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଇଥାଏ—ଯେପରି ଶ୍ୱପଚ ଓ କୁକୁର ମଧ୍ୟରେ।
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.