Shloka 82
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
द्विजाः प्रतिग्रहे युक्ता दातारो राजवंशजा: । यदि धर्म: श्रुतो विप्र सहैव फलमस्तु नौ
dvijāḥ pratigrahe yuktā dātāro rājavaṁśajāḥ | yadi dharmaḥ śruto vipra sahaiva phalam astu nau ||
婆罗门说道：“婆罗门有受施之分，而出身王族的刹帝利唯当施与，不当受取。若你也曾听闻此一法则（dharma），婆罗门啊，那么就让我们各自行为之果，归于我们二人共同所有。”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse appeals to varṇa-based dharma: Brahmins are traditionally permitted to accept gifts (pratigraha), while royal-born Kṣatriyas are expected to give (dāna) rather than receive. On that basis, the speaker proposes that the merit or result (phala) of their actions be shared jointly, emphasizing cooperative ethical outcome within prescribed social duties.
A Brahmin speaker invokes a commonly heard rule of conduct regarding who should receive and who should give. He addresses another Brahmin (vipra) and suggests that, since this dharma is acknowledged, the resulting benefit of what they are doing should accrue to both of them together—framing their interaction in terms of rightful roles and shared karmic fruit.