Shloka 9
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
पर्वकारश्न सूची च मित्रध्रुक् पारदारिक: । अव्रतानामुपाध्याय: काण्डपृष्ठस्तथैव च
parvakāraś ca sūcī ca mitradhruk pāradārikaḥ | avratānām upādhyāyaḥ kāṇḍapṛṣṭhas tathaiva ca ||
Bhīṣma bersabda: “Pembuat atau pemutarbalik dokumen, pengadu/penyulut fitnah, pengkhianat sahabat, penggoda istri orang lain, guru yang mengajar mereka yang hidup tanpa kaul dan disiplin, serta orang yang menyerang dari belakang—semua ini harus dikenali sebagai perilaku rendah dan tercela.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists socially and morally condemned behaviors—betraying friends, adultery, informing for harm, deceitful fabrication, teaching the undisciplined for improper ends, and attacking from behind—highlighting that dharma requires loyalty, restraint, honesty, and straightforward conduct.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma, enumerating types of people and actions considered ignoble, as part of a broader ethical discourse to guide righteous living.