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Shloka 4

Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)

असंरोधेन भूतानां वृत्तिं लिप्सेत वै द्विज: । सद्भ्य आगतविज्ञान: शिष्ट: शास्त्रविचक्षण:,ब्राह्णण किसी भी जीवको कष्ट न देकर--उसकी जीविकाका हनन न करके अपनी जीविका चलानेकी इच्छा करे। संतोंकी सेवामें रहकर तत्त्वज्ञान प्राप्त करे, सत्पुरुष बने और शास्त्रकी व्याख्या करनेमें कुशल हो

asaṃrodhena bhūtānāṃ vṛttiṃ lipseta vai dvijaḥ | sadbhya āgatavijñānaḥ śiṣṭaḥ śāstravicakṣaṇaḥ ||

Vyāsa sprach: „Ein Zweimalgeborener (dvija) soll seinen Lebensunterhalt suchen, ohne Lebewesen zu behindern oder zu verletzen—ohne ihnen die Mittel zum Leben zu entziehen. In der Gemeinschaft und im Dienst der Guten soll er wahre Einsicht gewinnen, zu einem kultivierten und tugendhaften Menschen werden und darin kundig sein, die Lehren der Śāstras zu unterscheiden und auszulegen.“

असंरोधेनby non-obstruction / without hindering
असंरोधेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअसंरोध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भूतानाम्of living beings
भूतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
वृत्तिम्livelihood / means of subsistence
वृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
लिप्सेतshould desire to obtain
लिप्सेत:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
द्विजःa twice-born (brahmin)
द्विजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सद्भ्यःfrom the good (people/saints)
सद्भ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
आगत-विज्ञानःone whose knowledge has been acquired (from them)
आगत-विज्ञानः:
TypeAdjective
Rootआगतविज्ञान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिष्टःwell-conducted / cultured
शिष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशिष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शास्त्र-विचक्षणःskilled in the scriptures / expert in śāstra
शास्त्र-विचक्षणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशास्त्रविचक्षण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
D
dvija (twice-born, Brāhmaṇa)

Educational Q&A

One should earn a living in a way that does not harm or deprive other beings, and should cultivate true knowledge through association with the virtuous, becoming disciplined and competent in understanding and teaching śāstra.

In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a normative guideline for a dvija’s conduct: non-injurious livelihood, learning from the good, and developing the capacity to interpret and communicate scriptural wisdom.