Shloka 9
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
सप्तर्षयो वालखिल्यास्तथैव च मरीचिपा: । अमांसभक्षणं राजन् प्रशंसन्ति मनीषिण:,राजन! सप्तर्षि, वालखिल्य तथा सूर्यकी किरणोंका पान करनेवाले अन्यान्य मनीषी महर्षि मांस न खानेकी ही प्रशंसा करते हैं
saptarṣayo vālakhilyās tathaiva ca marīcipāḥ | amāṁsabhakṣaṇaṁ rājan praśaṁsanti manīṣiṇaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「王よ、七リシ（七聖仙）、ヴァーラキリヤの賢者たち、そして他の知恵ある仙人たち――太陽の光線を糧として生きる者たち――は、肉を食さぬ戒めを称賛している。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds abstention from meat as an ethically praised discipline, validated by revered ascetic authorities (sages), implying that restraint in diet supports dharma, self-control, and non-violence.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he cites eminent sages—Saptarṣis, Vālakhilyas, and marīcipāḥ—to support the claim that wise seers commend not eating meat.