Shloka 8
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
पित्रा विवदमानश्व यस्य चोपपतिर्गृहि । अभिशस्तस्तथा स्तेन: शिल्पं यश्षोपजीवति
pitrā vivadamānaś ca yasya copapatir gṛhe | abhiśastas tathā stenaḥ śilpaṃ yaś copajīvati ||
Bhīṣma sprach: Wer fortwährend mit seinem Vater im Streit liegt; wer in seinem Haus einen unerlaubten Buhlen beherbergt; wer öffentlich (eines schweren Vergehens) beschuldigt wird; ebenso ein Dieb; und wer von einem (niedrigen) Handwerk lebt—sie gelten als Menschen mit ethisch beflecktem Wandel und gesellschaftlicher Missbilligung; daher sind sie in Fragen des Vertrauens und der dharmischen Gemeinschaft zu meiden.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists behaviors and conditions that mark a person as socially and morally unreliable—disrespect toward one’s father, sexual impropriety within the household, public accusation of serious wrongdoing, theft, and disreputable livelihood—implying that dharmic life requires careful choice of conduct and association.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma in the Anuśāsana Parva, he enumerates categories of censured persons as part of a broader ethical discourse on character, reputation, and whom one should avoid trusting or associating with.