Shloka 85
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
न मे धारयसीत्येको धारयामीति चापर: । इहास्ति नौ विवादोडयमयं राजानुशासक:
na me dhārayasīty eko dhārayāmīti cāparaḥ | ihāsti nau vivādo ’yam ayaṃ rājānuśāsakaḥ |
一人说道：“你并不欠我什么。”另一人答道：“不，是我欠你。”于是二人之间起了争执。“在此，统御众人的国王将裁决此事。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even morally charged disagreements—here, about who owes whom—should be resolved through dharmic procedure and impartial adjudication. The king, as guardian of social order, is presented as the proper authority to settle disputes fairly.
Bhishma describes two people arguing: one denies any debt is owed, the other insists he is the debtor. Since neither yields, they take the matter to the king, who is responsible for governing and judging such conflicts.