Shloka 106
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
पतितैस्तु कथां नेच्छेद् दर्शनं च विवर्जयेत् । संसर्ग च न गच्छेत तथा<<युर्विन्दते महत्
patitais tu kathāṁ necched darśanaṁ ca vivarjayet | saṁsargaṁ ca na gaccheta tathā āyur vindate mahat ||
ビーシュマは言った。「道を踏み外した者（徳を失った者）と語らおうとしてはならぬ。姿を見ることすら避け、交わりに入ってはならない。そのように戒めて遠ざかるなら、人は長寿を得ると言われる。己の行いと清浄が、腐敗の影響から守られるからである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that one should guard one’s character by avoiding conversation, sight, and close association with morally fallen people; such restraint preserves one’s dharma and is traditionally linked with health and longevity.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues giving Yudhiṣṭhira practical rules of conduct (ācāra). Here he emphasizes social boundaries—shunning corrupting company as a means to protect virtue and well-being.