Shloka 26
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
अन्नस्य हि प्रदानेन नरो रौद्रं न सेवते । तस्मादन्नं प्रदातव्यमन्यायपरिवर्जितम्,अन्न-दान करनेसे मनुष्यको कभी नरककी भयंकर यातना नहीं भोगनी पड़ती; अतः न्यायोपार्जित अन्नका ही सदा दान करना चाहिये
annasya hi pradānena naro raudraṃ na sevate | tasmād annaṃ pradātavyam anyāya-parivarjitam ||
অন্নদান কৰিলে মানুহে ভয়ংকৰ নৰকযাতনা ভোগ নকৰে। সেয়ে অন্যায়বর্জিত, ন্যায়মাৰ্গে উপাৰ্জিত অন্নেই দান কৰা উচিত।
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Food-giving (anna-dāna) is presented as a powerful dharmic act that protects one from dreadful suffering; however, the gift must be ethically sourced—charity should be made from resources acquired without injustice.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and gifts, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks about the spiritual and moral value of donating food, emphasizing that the merit of giving depends not only on the act but also on the just means by which the food was obtained.