Vysaya vacanam
Dharma can be understood from various standpoints.
In this verse Vyasa has given the lakshanam, definition of dharma summing up the values and ethics.
परोपकारः पुण्याय पापायपरपीडनम् ।
एतद्विद्यात्समासेन लक्षणं पुण्यपापयोः ॥
Extending a helping hand to others is Punya and harming others (kaya, vacha, manasaa) is papa. May you understand this in entirety as the lakshanam, nature of punya papa.
The result of punya is happiness and the result of papa is pain. All human beings long for happiness. As we want to avoid pain, we have to assiduously avoid adharma which results in pain......Jai Bhagavan.........
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