Shloka 4
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
मोहादधर्म यः कृत्वा पुन: समनुतप्यते । मन:समाधिसंयुक्तो न स सेवेत दुष्कृतम्
mohād adharmaṁ yaḥ kṛtvā punaḥ samanuta pyate | manaḥ-samādhi-saṁyukto na sa seveta duṣkṛtam ||
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಮೋಹದಿಂದ ಅಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ, ನಂತರ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪಪಡುವವನು, ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಸಮಾಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಮೃತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಯುಕ್ತನಾದರೆ, ಅವನು ಮತ್ತೆ ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸಬಾರದು।
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A lapse into adharma caused by delusion is not the end: sincere remorse followed by mental steadiness should lead to a decisive break from repeating or continuing the wrongdoing.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s ethical instruction setting, Yudhiṣṭhira frames a moral principle: when one recognizes a wrong act, repents, and regains inner composure, one should not persist in the same harmful conduct.