Shloka 23
Śāṇḍilī–Sumanā-saṃvāda: Sat-strī-samudācāra and Pati-dharma
Conduct of the Virtuous Wife
त्रिविधानीह वृत्तानि नरस्याहुर्मनीषिण: । पुण्यमन्यत् पापमन्यन्न पुण्यं न च पापकम्,इस जगत्में मनीषी पुरुषोंने मनुष्यके तीन प्रकारके आचरण बतलाये हैं--पुण्यमय, पापमय तथा पुण्य-पाप दोनोंसे रहित
trividhānīha vṛttāni narasyāhur manīṣiṇaḥ | puṇyam anyat pāpam anyan na puṇyaṃ na ca pāpakam ||
Wika ni Vyāsa: Sa daigdig na ito, ipinahahayag ng mga pantas na ang asal ng tao ay may tatlong uri—ang isa’y may kabutihang-dangal (may bisa ng kabutihan), ang isa’y makasalanan, at ang isa’y hindi kabutihan ni kasalanan. Kaya, lampas sa salungatang birtud at bisyo, may paraan din ng pagkilos na malaya sa kapwa, na tumuturo sa panloob na pagkalas at pag-angat sa pagbibilang ng kabutihan at kasamaan.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human conduct can be classified into three ethical types: (1) actions that generate merit (puṇya), (2) actions that generate sin (pāpa), and (3) actions that are free from both—suggesting a higher mode of living marked by non-attachment and transcendence of moral dualities.
Vyāsa is instructing by summarizing a doctrinal classification taught by the wise: he frames human behavior within a threefold ethical scheme, preparing the listener to understand how different kinds of action bind, purify, or leave one unbound.