Shloka 10
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
श्वभिश्व यः परिक्रामेद् य: शुना दष्ट एव च । परिवित्तिश्न यश्चव स्याद् दुश्चर्मा गुरुतल्पग:
śvabhiśva yaḥ parikrāmed yaḥ śunā daṣṭa eva ca | parivittiṣṇ yaś caiva syād duścarmā gurutalpagaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: One who goes about in the company of dogs and horses, one who has indeed been bitten by a dog, one who lives as a ‘parivitti’ (in a socially disapproved marital situation), and one who is afflicted with a foul skin-disease, as well as one who violates the teacher’s bed—such persons are spoken of here as falling into grave impurity and blameworthy conduct, and are to be treated with strict caution in matters of ritual and social propriety.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists categories of persons regarded as bearing serious impurity or blame in dharma-discourse—especially those linked with socially censured conditions and the grave sin of violating the guru’s bed—implying the need for restraint, avoidance, or expiatory measures in ritual and social dealings.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising on dharma by enumerating types of conduct and conditions treated as highly polluting or reprehensible, as part of broader guidance on purity, social norms, and the consequences of transgression.