Shloka 516
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
Devanagari script
तयोरन्यतरः: प्रैति विद्वेषं चाधिगच्छति । “जो धार्मिक विधिका उल्लंघन करके प्रश्न करता है और जो अधर्मपूर्वक उसका उत्तर देता है
Transliteration
tayor anyataraḥ praiti vidveṣaṃ cādhigacchati |
Translation
तयोरन्यतरः प्रैति विद्वेषं चाधिगच्छति ।
Word by Word
तयोःof those two
तयोः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formcommon, genitive, dual
अन्यतरःone (of the two)
अन्यतरः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअन्यतर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
प्रैतिgoes forth; departs (dies)
प्रैति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + इ (इण् गतौ)
Formpresent, third, singular, parasmaipada
विद्वेषम्hatred; enmity
विद्वेषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविद्वेष
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अधिगच्छतिattains; incurs; comes to
अधिगच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootअधि + गम् (गमॢँ गतौ)
Formpresent, third, singular, parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Both the manner of asking and the manner of answering must be grounded in dharma; otherwise the exchange leads to grave harm—ruin/death or lasting enmity.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction in the Śānti Parva, he cautions that improper, unrighteous questioning and unrighteous answering are not neutral acts; they generate destructive outcomes for at least one party and can poison relationships with hatred.