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Shloka 44

Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)

न वै देयमनुक्रोशाद्‌ दीनायाप्यपकारिणे । आप्ताचरित इत्येव धर्म इत्येव वा पुन:,“पर जो दूसरोंका बुरा करनेवाला हो वह यदि दीन हो तो भी उसे दया करके नहीं देना चाहिये। यह शिष्टोंका आचार है और यही धर्म है

na vai deyam anukrośād dīnāyāpy apakāriṇe | āptācarita ityeva dharma ityeva vā punaḥ ||

Nhưng không nên chỉ vì thương hại mà bố thí cho kẻ nghèo nếu kẻ ấy là người làm điều ác, gây hại cho người khác. Đó là phép tắc của bậc hiền trí, và lại chính là Dharma: bố thí phải do sự phân biệt dẫn dắt, không phải chỉ do lòng thương xót.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
देयम्to be given / should be given
देयम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदेय
Formneuter, nominative, singular
अनुक्रोशात्out of compassion
अनुक्रोशात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुक्रोश
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
दीनायto a poor/distressed (person)
दीनाय:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootदीन
Formmasculine, dative, singular
अपिeven
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अपकारिणेto a wrongdoer / one who harms
अपकारिणे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअपकारिन्
Formmasculine, dative, singular
आप्ताचरितःpractised by the good/trustworthy (people)
आप्ताचरितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootआप्त-आचरित
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवonly/indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
धर्मःdharma / right conduct
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवonly/indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
पुनःagain / moreover
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa

Educational Q&A

Compassion alone is not a sufficient basis for charity: one should not support a harmful wrongdoer even if he appears needy. True dharma includes discriminating giving that does not enable harm.

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Vyāsa states a rule about dāna (giving): the tradition of the wise forbids giving to an apakārin (one who injures others), emphasizing ethical responsibility in acts of generosity.