Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 4
Dvaipāyana–Kīṭa Saṃvāda: Karmic Memory, Fear of Death, and Embodied Pleasure
भीष्म उवाच चतुर्विधियं निर्दिष्टा हाहिंसा ब्रह्मवादिभि: । एकैकतो<पि विश्रष्टा न भवत्यरिसूदन
bhīṣma uvāca caturvidhīyaṃ nirdiṣṭā hy ahiṃsā brahmavādibhiḥ | ekaikato ’pi viśraṣṭā na bhavaty arisūdana ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—অৰিসূদন! ব্ৰহ্মবাদী মহৰ্ষিসকলে অহিংসাক চতুৰ্বিধ বুলি নিৰ্দেশ কৰিছে। তাৰ একোটা অংশো যদি খণ্ডিত হয়, তেন্তে অহিংসা-ব্ৰতৰ পূৰ্ণ পালন নহয়।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ahimsa is not a single act but a complete discipline with four components as taught by Vedic sages; if any one component is neglected, the practice is incomplete.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhisthira on dharma, emphasizing the rigorous, multi-part nature of observing non-violence.