Shloka 123
महाभूत–इन्द्रिय–मनस्–बुद्धि–अन्तरात्मा विवेकः | Discrimination of Elements, Senses, Mind, Intellect, and Inner Self
कृष्णपक्षे पिबन्त्यन्ये भुउ्जते वा यथागतम् । कोई दाँतोंसे ही ओखलीका काम लेते हैं
kṛṣṇapakṣe pibantyanye bhuñjate vā yathāgatam |
Vyāsa dit : Certains, durant la quinzaine sombre, ne vivent que de boisson ; d’autres mangent ce qui leur échoit au gré des circonstances. Le passage dépeint des modes de subsistance austères—accueillir une nourriture rare ou fortuite sans rien exiger—et met en lumière la retenue, l’endurance et le contentement comme disciplines éthiques.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse commends disciplined simplicity: sustaining oneself with minimal intake and accepting whatever is obtained without craving, complaint, or selectiveness—an ethical training in self-mastery and contentment.
Vyāsa is describing different ascetic lifestyles and food practices, emphasizing how some live on drink alone at certain times and others eat only what comes unasked, illustrating rigorous restraint within the broader discourse on dharma in Śānti Parva.