Shloka 25
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
सर्वावस्थ॑ मनुष्येण न्यायेनान्नमुपार्जितम् । कार्य पात्रागतं नित्यमन्नं हि परमा गति:
sarvāvasthaṁ manuṣyeṇa nyāyenānnam upārjitam | kāryaṁ pātrāgataṁ nityam annaṁ hi paramā gatiḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : «En toute condition de la vie, l’homme doit acquérir la nourriture par des moyens justes et l’offrir toujours à un récipiendaire digne. Car la nourriture est véritablement le plus haut soutien et refuge des êtres vivants.»
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Earn one’s livelihood—especially food—through just means, and make it a regular duty to offer that food to a worthy recipient; sustaining others through rightful giving is presented as a central dharmic obligation.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and giving, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a principle of ethical livelihood and charity: food obtained righteously should be consistently offered to deserving persons, because food sustains all life.