Shloka 7
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
अगारदाही गरद: कुण्डाशी सोमविक्रयी । सामुद्रिको राजभृत्यस्तैलिक: कूटकारक:
agāradāhī garadaḥ kuṇḍāśī somavikrayī | sāmudriko rājabhṛtyas tailikaḥ kūṭakārakaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Celui qui incendie des maisons, celui qui administre du poison, celui qui vit du jeu trompeur, celui qui vend le soma, celui qui subsiste du commerce par mer, un serviteur salarié du roi, un marchand d’huile, et un faussaire — tous sont nommés comme des moyens d’existence blâmables et des gens de nature nuisible.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists categories of people whose actions or livelihoods are considered socially harmful or ethically blameworthy, implying that dharma requires avoiding professions rooted in violence, fraud, or exploitation.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma; here he enumerates certain wrongdoers and suspect occupations as part of a broader ethical and social code.