Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 246
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
नाज्ञातैः सह गच्छेत नैको न वृषलै: सह । मल-मूत्रकी ओर न देखे
nā-jñātaiḥ saha gacchet naiko na vṛṣalaiḥ saha | mala-mūtra-kīṭaṃ na paśyet, tasmin kadācid api pādaṃ na nikṣipet | atyanta-sabere, adhikāṃ sāyaṃ gate, tathā madhyāhna-samaye ca kvacid bahiḥ na vrajet | na ca aparicita-puruṣaiḥ saha yātrāṃ kuryāt, na śūdrakaiḥ saha, na caikaḥ ||
ພີສະມະສອນກົດແຫ່ງຄວາມຮອບຄອບ: ບໍ່ຄວນເດີນທາງກັບຄົນທີ່ບໍ່ຮູ້ຈັກ, ບໍ່ຄວນໄປຄົນດຽວ, ແລະບໍ່ຄວນຄົບຄ້າກັບຜູ້ມີຊື່ສຽງຊົ່ວ. ຄວນຫຼີກລ້ຽງການເບິ່ງ ຫຼື ການຍ່າງເທິງບ່ອນບໍ່ສະອາດທີ່ເກີດຈາກການຂັບຖ່າຍ. ຢ່າອອກນອກໃນເວລາຮຸ່ງເຊົ້າຫຼາຍ, ເວລາແລງຫຼັງມືດ, ແລະເວລາທ່ຽງຕົງ. ໂດຍຫຍໍ້ ຜູ້ມີວິໄນຮັກສາຄວາມບໍລິສຸດຂອງກາຍ, ຄວາມເໝາະສົມໃນສັງຄົມ, ແລະຄວາມປອດໄພຂອງຕົນ ໂດຍເລືອກບ່ອນສະອາດ, ເວລາທີ່ຖືກການ, ແລະຄູ່ເດີນທາງທີ່ໄວ້ໃຈໄດ້.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain disciplined conduct by avoiding unsafe companionship (strangers, disreputable company), avoiding solitary travel, keeping away from impure places, and choosing appropriate times to go out—thus protecting purity, reputation, and safety in accordance with dharma.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on practical dharma. Here he lists everyday behavioral restraints—where to go, when to go, and with whom to travel—as part of a broader code of righteous living.