Shloka 16
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
भैक्ष्येणान्नं समाहृत्य विप्रो वेदपुरस्कृत: । स्वाध्यायनिरते विप्रे दत््तेह सुखमेधते,वेदज्ञ ब्राह्मण भिक्षासे अन्न लाकर यदि स्वाध्याय-परायण विप्रको दान देता है तो इस लोकमें सुखी होता है
bhaikṣyeṇānnaṃ samāhṛtya vipro vedapuraskṛtaḥ | svādhyāyanirate vipre datteha sukham edhate ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : «Lorsqu’un brāhmaṇa, guidé avant tout par le Veda, recueille sa nourriture par l’aumône puis la donne à un autre brāhmaṇa voué à l’étude védique, il prospère en bonheur ici même, en ce monde.»
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Food obtained through humble alms, when given as charity to a brāhmaṇa devoted to Vedic study, becomes a dharmic gift that yields happiness and well-being in this life; the verse praises supporting learning and spiritual discipline through dāna.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s discourse on dharma and gifts, Yudhiṣṭhira states a specific meritorious act: a Veda-guided brāhmaṇa collects alms and then donates that food to another brāhmaṇa engaged in svādhyāya, describing the worldly fruit of such giving as happiness.