आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
न संनिकृष्टे मेधावी नाशुचेर्न च सत्सु च | प्रतिषिद्धान् नधर्मेषु भक्ष्यान् भुज्जीत पृष्ठत:
na saṁnikṛṣṭe medhāvī nāśucer na ca satsu ca | pratiṣiddhān adharmyeṣu bhakṣyān bhuñjīta pṛṣṭhataḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「賢者は、不浄の者のすぐ傍らに座して食事をしてはならず、また徳ある人々の面前で食してもならぬ。さらに、法(ダルマ)の聖典により禁じられ、不義に属する食物を、たとえ人目を避け背を向けて密かにであっても、口にしてはならない。」
भीष्म उवाच
Maintain ethical and ritual integrity in eating: avoid dining in improper company or settings, and never consume scripturally forbidden foods—even secretly—since dharma concerns both action and intention.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he lays down a rule of personal conduct regarding meals, emphasizing purity of association and strict avoidance of prohibited foods.