Shloka 34
Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna
Chapter 79
मधुमांसनिवृत्तानां मदाद् दम्भात् तथानृतात् । परोपतापत्यक्तानां तां गतिं व्रज पुत्रक,पुत्र! जो मद्य और मांसका सेवन नहीं करते, मद, दम्भ और असत्यसे अलग रहते और दूसरोंको संताप नहीं देते हैं, उन्हें मिलनेवाली सदगति तुम्हें भी प्राप्त हो
madhumāṃsa-nivṛttānāṃ madād dambhāt tathānṛtāt | paropatāpa-tyaktānāṃ tāṃ gatiṃ vraja putraka ||
Sañjaya dit : «Mon fils, atteins cette destinée bénie qui échoit à ceux qui s’abstiennent de miel et de chair ; qui se tiennent loin de l’ivresse, de l’hypocrisie et du mensonge ; et qui ne font pas souffrir autrui.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches ethical self-restraint and social non-harm: abstaining from certain consumptions, rejecting intoxication, hypocrisy, and lying, and avoiding causing distress to others—conduct that leads to a ‘good destiny’ (sadgati).
Sañjaya, in the course of his narration, addresses his son affectionately and offers a moral exhortation: he points to the spiritual outcome promised for those who live with restraint, truth, and compassion, urging his son to seek the same end.