Shloka 106
पतितैस्तु कथां नेच्छेद् दर्शनं च विवर्जयेत् । संसर्ग च न गच्छेत तथा<<युर्विन्दते महत्,पतित मनुष्योंके साथ वार्तालापकी इच्छा न करे। उनका दर्शन भी त्याग दे और उनके सम्पर्कमें कभी न जाय। ऐसा करनेसे मनुष्य बड़ी आयु पाता है
patitais tu kathāṁ necched darśanaṁ ca vivarjayet | saṁsargaṁ ca na gaccheta tathā āyur vindate mahat ||
Bhīṣma said: One should not seek conversation with the fallen (morally degraded), should avoid even seeing them, and should not enter into association with them. By such disciplined avoidance, a person is said to attain a long life—because one’s conduct and purity are protected from corrupting influence.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that one should guard one’s character by avoiding conversation, sight, and close association with morally fallen people; such restraint preserves one’s dharma and is traditionally linked with health and longevity.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues giving Yudhiṣṭhira practical rules of conduct (ācāra). Here he emphasizes social boundaries—shunning corrupting company as a means to protect virtue and well-being.