Shloka 32
Śulka, Kanyā, and Dauhitra-Riktha: Discourse on Bride-Price and Inheritance Rights (शुल्क-कन्या-दौहित्र-रिक्थविचारः)
एतदात्मनि कौरव्य दुष्कृतं विपुलस्तदा | अमन्यत महाभाग तथा तच्च न संशय:,महाभाग कुरुनन्दन! उस समय विपुलने अपने मनमें इसीको पाप माना और निस्संदेह बात भी ऐसी ही थी
etad ātmani kauravya duṣkṛtaṁ vipulas tadā | amanyata mahābhāga tathā tac ca na saṁśayaḥ ||
Bhishma nói: “Hỡi hậu duệ nhà Kuru, khi ấy Vipula tự xét trong lòng rằng đó là một việc tội lỗi. Hỡi bậc cao quý, quả đúng như vậy—không còn nghi ngờ gì.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral clarity begins with inner discernment: recognizing an act as duṣkṛta (wrongdoing) within one’s own mind is aligned with dharma, and such judgment should not be clouded by rationalization or external pressure.
Bhishma continues his instruction by reporting Vipula’s internal response to a prior incident: Vipula, at that moment, regarded the matter as sinful, and Bhishma confirms that this assessment was correct beyond doubt.