Shloka 117
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
सम्बन्धिनां च राजेन्द्र तथा<<युर्विन्दते महत् । राजेन्द्र युधिष्ठिर! वैद्यों, बालकों, वृद्धों, भृत्यों, बन्धुओं, ब्राह्मणों, शरणार्थियों तथा सम्बन्धियोंकी स्त्रियोंक पास कभी न जाय। ऐसा करनेसे दीर्घायु प्राप्त होती है ।।
sambandhināṁ ca rājendra tathā āyur vindate mahat | rājendra yudhiṣṭhira vaidyān bālakān vṛddhān bhṛtyān bandhūn brāhmaṇān śaraṇārthinaḥ tathā sambandhinīḥ striyaḥ kasyāpi na gacchet | evaṁ kṛtvā dīrghāyur bhavati ||
ビーシュマは言った。「王よ、このような自制によって大いなる長寿が得られる。王ユディシュティラよ、欲心や不品行から、医師、子ども、老いた者、扶養される者、親族、バラモン、庇護を求める者、また親族の妻たちに、決して近づいてはならぬ。かく行ずれば、人は長命を得る。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that ethical restraint—especially avoiding any improper approach toward protected or vulnerable persons (children, elders, dependents, brāhmaṇas, refugees, and relatives’ wives)—is a form of dharma that preserves social trust and is said to yield the fruit of long life.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct. Here he gives a specific rule of personal discipline, listing categories of people toward whom one must maintain strict propriety, and links this discipline to the benefit of longevity.