Shloka 3
अध्याय १३२ — कर्मणा मनसा वाचा: स्वर्गमार्गः तथा आयुर्विपाकः
Adhyāya 132 — The path to heaven through deed, mind, and speech; karmic results for lifespan
वनस्पति च यो हन्यादमावास्यामबुद्धिमान् । अपि होकेन पत्रेण लिप्यते ब्रह्म॒हत्यया,जो मूर्ख अमावास्याके दिन किसी वनस्पतिका एक पत्ता भी तोड़ता है, उसे ब्रह्महत्याका पाप लगता है
vanaspatiṁ ca yo hanyād amāvāsyām abuddhimān | api hokena patreṇa lipyate brahmahatyayā ||
Bhīṣma dijo: «Si un necio daña un árbol en el día de Amāvāsyā (luna nueva), aunque sea arrancando una sola hoja, queda manchado por el pecado de brahmahatyā, la transgresión moral más grave.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma requires restraint from needless harm: even minor injury to plant life—especially on a sacred observance like Amāvāsyā—is treated as a serious moral fault, emphasizing reverence for life and disciplined conduct.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhīṣma is teaching Yudhiṣṭhira about the gravity of certain actions and the importance of self-control and non-injury, using a strong comparison (brahmahatyā) to stress the point.