Shloka 32
Kīṭopākhyāna: Prajā-pālana as Kṣatra-vrata and the Attainment of Brāhmaṇya
एतत् फलमहिंसाया भूयश्नच कुरुपुंगव । न हि शक््या गुणा वक्तुमपि वर्षशतैरपि
etat phalam ahiṃsāyā bhūyaś ca kuru-puṅgava | na hi śakyā guṇā vaktum api varṣa-śatair api, kuru-śreṣṭha ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Inilah buah ahiṃsā—dan bahkan lebih dari ini, wahai kebanggaan Kuru. Sungguh, wahai yang terbaik di antara Kuru, kebajikan dan manfaat yang lahir dari ahiṃsā takkan sanggup diuraikan meski dalam seratus tahun.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ahiṃsā (non-violence) yields immense spiritual and ethical merit; its benefits are so vast that they cannot be exhaustively articulated, even over an entire century.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising a Kuru ruler (traditionally Yudhishthira), emphasizing the supreme value of non-violence and praising its immeasurable rewards.