Shloka 25
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
एडकाश्वखरोष्ट्रीणां सूतिकानां गवामपि । मानुषीणां मृगीणां च न पिबेद् ब्राह्मण: पय:,'भेड़, घोड़ी, गदही, ऊँटनी, दस दिनके भीतरकी ब्यायी हुई गाय, मानवी स्त्री और हिरनियोंका दूध ब्राह्मण न पीये
eḍakāśvakharōṣṭrīṇāṃ sūtikānāṃ gavām api | mānuṣīṇāṃ mṛgīṇāṃ ca na pibed brāhmaṇaḥ payaḥ ||
Vyāsa dit : «Un brāhmaṇa ne doit pas boire le lait d’une brebis, d’une jument, d’une ânesse ou d’une chamelle ; ni celui d’une vache tout juste vêlée (sūtikā) avant que dix jours ne se soient écoulés ; ni le lait d’une femme humaine, ni celui des biches.»
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse prescribes a rule of brāhmaṇa conduct: certain kinds of milk are to be avoided as part of maintaining ritual-ethical discipline (ācāra), emphasizing restraint and purity norms within dharma.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and proper conduct, Vyāsa states a specific dietary prohibition, listing sources of milk considered unsuitable for a brāhmaṇa.