Shloka 273
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
जीवितार्थापनयनै: प्राणिभिर्न स बद्धाते । जो मन, वाणी, क्रिया तथा अन्य कारणोंद्वारा किसी भी प्राणीकी जीविकाका अपहरण करके उसकी हिंसा नहीं करता, उसको दूसरे प्राणी भी वध या बन्धनके कष्टमें नहीं डालते
jīvitārthāpāyanaiḥ prāṇibhir na sa baddhyate | yo manaḥ-vāṇī-kriyā tathā anya-kāraṇaiḥ dvārā kasyāpi prāṇinaḥ jīvikām apahṛtya tasya hiṃsāṃ na karoti, taṃ anye prāṇino'pi vadha-vā bandhana-duḥkhe na pātayanti |
ビーシュマは教える。「心によっても、言葉によっても、行いによっても、あるいは他のいかなる手段によっても、いかなる生きものからも生計の道を奪わず、それゆえ害を加えぬ者は、他の生類によって殺害や捕縛の苦しみに落とされることがない。」ここでの倫理は、アヒンサー（不害）が単なる身体的暴力の回避にとどまらず、他者の生の支えを断つような経済的・存在的な害をも慎むことを含む、という点にある。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ahimsa is not limited to avoiding physical injury; it also includes not taking away another being’s livelihood. One who refrains from harming others through mind, speech, action, or any other means is protected from reciprocal harm such as killing or captivity.
In the Shanti Parva’s dharma-instruction, Bhishma continues advising on righteous conduct. Here he emphasizes a practical ethical rule: do not destroy another’s life-support, because such restraint aligns one with dharma and prevents cycles of retaliation and suffering.