Shloka 23
अत्रेः तपोबलप्रकाशः तथा च्यवनस्य सोमाधिकारः
Atri’s Illumination by Tapas; Cyavana and Soma-Entitlement
शूद्रस्य तु कुलं हन्ति वैश्यस्य पशुबान्धवान् । क्षत्रियस्य श्रियं हन्ति ब्राह्मणस्य सुवर्चसम्
śūdrasya tu kulaṃ hanti vaiśyasya paśu-bāndhavān | kṣatriyasya śriyaṃ hanti brāhmaṇasya suvarcasam ||
Bhīṣma explique que les conséquences morales et sociales d’une conduite impropre—surtout la faute de manger et de fréquenter autrui en violation du dharma et de la pureté—frappent chacun différemment : elles détruisent la lignée d’un Śūdra, le bétail et les liens de parenté d’un Vaiśya, la prospérité d’un Kṣatriya, et la radiance spirituelle ainsi que la bonne renommée d’un Brāhmaṇa.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
That violations of dharmic discipline—especially regarding food and association—are believed to bring ruin, and the form of ruin is described as differing by social role: lineage for a Śūdra, cattle and kin for a Vaiśya, prosperity for a Kṣatriya, and spiritual radiance/reputation for a Brāhmaṇa.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he states a rule-like consequence statement, warning that improper practices connected with eating/impurity lead to specific kinds of loss for different varṇas.