Shloka 27
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
अन्योन्यकृतवैराणां पुत्रपौत्रं नियच्छति । पुत्रपौत्रविनाशे च परलोक॑ नियच्छति
anyonyakṛtavairāṇāṁ putrapautraṁ niyacchati | putrapautravināśe ca paralokaṁ niyacchati ||
梵摩达多说道：“人与人之间结下的仇怨，并不随当事人而终；它会延及子孙，使其受苦。即便子孙尽遭毁灭，那怨恨仍旧相随——连在来世也缚住人的命运。”
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mutual enmity is not a private, short-lived matter: it binds and harms one’s descendants and can continue to shape one’s destiny even after death. Therefore, dharma favors ending feuds and cultivating reconciliation.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Brahmadatta delivers a moral warning: when people establish hostility, its effects spread through the family line and persist beyond this life, underscoring the long reach of karma and social harm.