Shloka 37
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
ब्रह्मदत्त तवाच कृतस्य चैव कर्तुश्न सख्यं संधीयते पुनः । वैरस्योपशमो दृष्ट: पापं नोपाश्लुते पुन:,ब्रह्मदत्तने कहा--पूजनी! बदला ले लेनेपर तो वैर शान्त हो जाता है और अपकार करनेवालेको उस पापका फल भी नहीं भोगना पड़ता; अतः: अपराध करने और सहनेवालेका मेल पुनः हो सकता है
brahmadatta uvāca—kṛtasya caiva kartuś ca sakhyaṃ sandhīyate punaḥ | vairasyopaśamo dṛṣṭaḥ pāpaṃ nopāśnute punaḥ ||
Brahmadatta disse: “Entre aquele que sofreu a ofensa e aquele que a cometeu, a amizade pode, de fato, ser restaurada. Pois observa-se que, quando a retaliação foi realizada, a hostilidade se aquieta, e o malfeitor já não é feito carregar o peso desse pecado; por isso, a reconciliação entre o ofensor e quem suportou a afronta torna-se novamente possível.”
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse argues that hostility can subside after retaliation, making renewed friendship possible between offender and victim; it frames retaliation as a mechanism that ‘settles’ enmity and ends further moral liability being pressed upon the wrongdoer.
Brahmadatta is presenting a moral-psychological observation in a discourse on conduct: he claims that once vengeance has been taken, the heat of enmity cools and reconciliation between the parties can be re-established.