Shloka 10
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
अदत्तस्यानुपादानं दानमध्ययनं तप: । अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोध इज्या धर्मस्य लक्षणम्,“बिना दी हुई वस्तुको न लेना, दान, अध्ययन और तपमें तत्पर रहना, किसी भी प्राणीकी हिंसा न करना, सत्य बोलना, क्रोध त्याग देना और यज्ञ करना--ये सब धर्मके लक्षण हैं
adattasyānupādānaṁ dānam adhyayanaṁ tapaḥ | ahiṁsā satyam akrodha ijyā dharmasya lakṣaṇam ||
Vyāsa bersabda: “Tidak mengambil apa yang tidak diberikan, bersedekah, tekun dalam belajar suci dan tapa, tidak menyakiti makhluk mana pun, berkata benar, meninggalkan amarah, serta melaksanakan yajña—itulah tanda-tanda dharma.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is identified through concrete disciplines: do not appropriate what is not given, practice generosity, cultivate learning and austerity, uphold non-violence and truth, restrain anger, and maintain reverent sacrificial worship. Together these form a practical ethical profile of righteous living.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Vyāsa enumerates defining characteristics (lakṣaṇas) of dharma, presenting a concise list of virtues and practices meant to guide conduct after the devastation of war.