Shloka 6
साम्ना भेदेन दानेन दण्डेनेति चतुर्विधम् | विषमस्थं समस्थं॑ च चक्षुध्यनिन रक्षति
sāmnā bhedena dānena daṇḍeneti caturvidham | viṣamasthaṃ samasthaṃ ca cakṣurdhyānena rakṣati ||
婆罗门说道：“以和解、以离间、以施与、以惩罚——此为四种手段。凭明辨之智，可约束那执迷于乖曲不均之行者，护持心行平等之人；又以反省的警觉，守护眼与诸根，不令其误入邪途。”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical governance and self-governance both require appropriate means: conciliation, strategic division, gifts, and punishment. Alongside these external measures, inner vigilance (dhyāna/discernment) is essential to protect the impartial person and to restrain the senses from drifting into harmful conduct.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, a Brāhmaṇa speaker explains principles of nīti: how one corrects those who act unjustly and safeguards the balanced-minded, emphasizing that reflective awareness also functions as a guard over the senses.