Shloka 33
Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ
Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names
न भक्षयामि मांसानि ऋतुगामी तथा हाहम् । सदोपवासी च तथा नक्तभोजी सदा द्विज,मैं स्वयं मांस कभी नहीं खाता। ऋतुकाल प्राप्त होनेपर ही पत्नी-समागम करता हूँ। द्विजप्रवर। मैं दिनमें सदा ही उपवास और रातमें भोजन करता हूँ
na bhakṣayāmi māṁsāni ṛtugāmī tathā hy aham | sadopavāsī ca tathā naktabhojī sadā dvija ||
The hunter said: “I do not eat meat. I approach my wife only when the proper season has come. O best of the twice-born, I fast throughout the day and take my meal only at night.”
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical life is grounded in self-restraint: disciplined diet, regulated sexuality, and controlled habits can be practiced even by a householder, regardless of social station.
The hunter addresses a brahmin and describes his personal vows—abstaining from meat, approaching his wife only in the proper season, fasting by day, and eating only at night—to illustrate his commitment to dharma.