Shloka 5
यज्ञेऽहिंसा-प्राधान्यम्
Primacy of Non-Harm in Sacrificial Ethics
सर्वकर्मस्वहिंसा हि धर्मात्मा मनुरब्रवीत् । कामकाराद् विहिंसन्ति बहिर्वेद्यां पशून् नरा:,धर्मात्मा मनुने सम्पूर्ण कर्मोमें अहिंसाका ही प्रतिपादन किया है। मनुष्य अपनी ही इच्छासे यज्ञकी बाह्म॒वेदीपर पशुओंका बलिदान करते हैं
sarvakarmasv ahiṃsā hi dharmātmā manur abravīt | kāmakārād vihiṃsanti bahirvedyāṃ paśūn narāḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「義なるマヌは、あらゆる儀礼と務めにおいて不殺生（アヒンサー）が導きの原理であると宣言した。だが人々は、ただ私欲に駆られて、祭祀の外壇において獣を犠牲にし、暴虐を行うのだ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Non-violence is upheld as the overarching rule across all duties and rituals; violence in the name of sacrifice, when motivated by personal desire rather than true dharma, is condemned.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma in the Shanti Parva, he cites Manu’s authority to emphasize ahiṃsā, then contrasts it with the common practice of animal sacrifice performed on the outer altar, attributing it to desire-driven conduct.