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अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
कृतमूलमिदानीं तज्ज्ञातिवृन्दे सहायवन् । न शक्यं पुनरादातुं वान्तमन्नमिव त्वया,सहायशाली श्रीकृष्ण! इस समय उग्रसेनको दिया हुआ वह ऐश्वर्य दृढ़मूल हो चुका है। उमग्रसेनके साथ जातिके लोग भी सहायक हैं; अतः उगले हुए अन्नकी भाँति आप उस दिये हुए ऐश्वर्यको वापस नहीं ले सकते
kṛtamūlam idānīṁ taj jñātivṛnde sahāyavan | na śakyaṁ punar ādātuṁ vāntam annam iva tvayā ||
Nārada disse: “A soberania que outrora concedeste agora criou raízes firmes, amparada pelo círculo dos parentes. Por isso, nem mesmo tu podes retomá-la — como alimento já vomitado.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Once authority or wealth has been granted and has become socially entrenched with the backing of kin and allies, retracting it is both impracticable and ethically improper; a ruler should consider consequences before bestowing power.
Nārada cautions that a previously conferred sovereignty has become firmly established through the support of the recipient’s clan; therefore it cannot be reclaimed, just as vomited food cannot be taken back.