Shloka 26
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
अन्नस्य हि प्रदानेन नरो रौद्रं न सेवते । तस्मादन्नं प्रदातव्यमन्यायपरिवर्जितम्,अन्न-दान करनेसे मनुष्यको कभी नरककी भयंकर यातना नहीं भोगनी पड़ती; अतः न्यायोपार्जित अन्नका ही सदा दान करना चाहिये
annasya hi pradānena naro raudraṃ na sevate | tasmād annaṃ pradātavyam anyāya-parivarjitam ||
અન્નદાન કરવાથી મનુષ્યને કદી ભયંકર નરકયાતના ભોગવવી પડતી નથી. તેથી અન્યાયથી રહિત, ન્યાયથી ઉપાર્જિત અન્નનું જ દાન કરવું જોઈએ.
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Food-giving (anna-dāna) is presented as a powerful dharmic act that protects one from dreadful suffering; however, the gift must be ethically sourced—charity should be made from resources acquired without injustice.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and gifts, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks about the spiritual and moral value of donating food, emphasizing that the merit of giving depends not only on the act but also on the just means by which the food was obtained.