Shloka 85
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
न मे धारयसीत्येको धारयामीति चापर: । इहास्ति नौ विवादोडयमयं राजानुशासक:
na me dhārayasīty eko dhārayāmīti cāparaḥ | ihāsti nau vivādo ’yam ayaṃ rājānuśāsakaḥ |
ایک نے کہا: “تم پر میرا کوئی قرض نہیں۔” دوسرے نے کہا: “نہیں، میں ہی تمہارا قرض دار ہوں۔” یوں دونوں کے درمیان جھگڑا اٹھ کھڑا ہوا۔ وہ بولے: “یہاں سب پر حکم چلانے والا بادشاہ ہی اس کا فیصلہ کرے گا۔”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even morally charged disagreements—here, about who owes whom—should be resolved through dharmic procedure and impartial adjudication. The king, as guardian of social order, is presented as the proper authority to settle disputes fairly.
Bhishma describes two people arguing: one denies any debt is owed, the other insists he is the debtor. Since neither yields, they take the matter to the king, who is responsible for governing and judging such conflicts.