Shloka 47
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
नरेश्वर! प्रजजलित हुई वैरकी आग एक पक्षको दग्ध किये बिना नहीं बुझती है और अपराधजनित कर्म भी एक पक्षका संहार किये बिना शान्त नहीं होता है ।।
Brahmadatta uvāca: Nareśvara! prajvalitā vairāgniḥ ekaṃ pakṣaṃ dagdhvā vinā na nivartate, aparādha-janitaṃ karma api ekaṃ pakṣaṃ saṃhṛtya vinā na śāmyati. Satkṛtasya arthamānābhyāṃ tatra pūrvopakāriṇaḥ na ādheyo 'mitra-viśvāsaḥ; karma trāsayate durbalān.
大王啊！仇怨之火既已燃起，必不在焚尽一方之前熄灭；同样，由罪过而生的行为，也不在毁灭一方之前得以平息。纵使那先前加害之人，后来被受害者以财富与尊荣礼敬，也不可因此信任那敌人——因为人自作的罪业，常使软弱者长久惶惧。
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
Once hostility is ignited, it tends to demand a costly outcome; therefore a ruler should be cautious about reconciliation that ignores past harm. Even if an enemy is outwardly honored, trust should not be granted lightly, because guilt and the consequences of wrongdoing keep the wrongdoer anxious and prone to further danger.
Brahmadatta is advising a king on statecraft and moral psychology: he compares enmity to a fire that rarely ends without damage, and warns that a prior offender—despite receiving wealth and respect—may remain untrustworthy, driven by fear of his own past misdeeds.