Shloka 37
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
न नृत्यगीतशीलेषु हासकेषु च धार्मिक: । न मत्ते चैव नोन्मत्ते न स्तेने न च कुत्सके
na nṛtyagītaśīleṣu hāsakeṣu ca dhārmikaḥ | na matte caiva nonmatte na stene na ca kutsake
ヴィヤーサは言った。「まことに法（ダルマ）ある人は、舞と歌に溺れる者を喜ばず、道化や軽薄な芸人をも喜ばない。酔える者とも狂える者とも交わらず、盗人とも、卑しく卑劣な者とも交わらぬ—かかる交わりを避けて、ダルマと人格を守るのである。」
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is protected by guarding one’s associations: a righteous person avoids the company of the frivolous, intoxicated, deranged, thieving, and morally base, since such proximity erodes character and judgment.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa enumerates marks of righteous conduct, presenting practical guidance on whom a dhārmika should not keep company with.