Shloka 93
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
न पाणौ लवणं दिद्वान् प्राश्नीयान्न च रात्रिषु दधिसक्तून् न भुज्जीत वृथा मांसं च वर्जयेत्,विद्वान् पुरुष हाथमें नमक लेकर न चाटे। रातमें दही और सत्तू न खाय। मांस अखाद्य वस्तु है, उसका सर्वथा त्याग कर दे
na pāṇau lavaṇaṁ vidvān prāśnīyān na ca rātriṣu dadhisaktūn na bhuñjīta vṛthā māṁsaṁ ca varjayet
Bhishma said: A wise person should not lick salt placed in the palm of the hand. Nor should he eat curd mixed with roasted flour (sattu) at night. He should also renounce meat altogether, regarding it as improper food and an avoidable indulgence.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches disciplined, mindful eating as a component of dharma: avoid crude or improper habits (licking salt from the palm), avoid certain combinations or timings (curd with sattu at night), and renounce meat as an ethically and spiritually undesirable indulgence.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on righteous conduct. Here he gives practical rules of personal discipline—especially dietary restraints—framing them as marks of a wise person and as supports for purity and self-control.