Shloka 10
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
वर्जयेदुशतीं वाचं हिंसां चाधर्मसंहिताम् । एषा पूर्वगता वृत्तित्राह्मिणस्य विधीयते
varjayed uśatīṃ vācaṃ hiṃsāṃ cādharmasaṃhitām | eṣā pūrvagatā vṛttir brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate ||
ヴィヤーサは言った。「辛辣な言葉と暴力を慎んで離れよ。暴力はアダルマに結びつく。これは古来より伝わり、時に尊ばれてきた行いであり、バラモンの伝統の義務として命じられている。」
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches restraint in speech and action: a brāhmaṇa should avoid hurtful words and abstain from violence, since violence is aligned with adharma. Non-injury and disciplined speech are presented as an inherited, authoritative standard of conduct.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa lays down normative guidance on brāhmaṇa conduct, emphasizing ethical self-control—especially in speech and in refraining from harming others—as part of traditional dharma.