न ब्राह्मणान् परिवदेन्नक्षत्राणि न निर्दिशेत् । तिथिं पक्षस्य न ब्रूयात् तथास्यायुर्न रिष्यते
na brāhmaṇān parivaden nakṣatrāṇi na nirdiśet | tithiṁ pakṣasya na brūyāt tathāsyāyur na riṣyate ||
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ຢ່າກ່າວຮ້າຍຕໍ່ພຣາຫມັນ. ຢ່າໄປຕາມເຮືອນເພື່ອຊີ້ບອກນັກສັດຕຣະ (nakṣatra) ຫຼືປະກາດຕິຖິ (tithi) ຂອງຄື່ງເດືອນ. ເມື່ອລະເວັ້ນການປະພຶດເຊັ່ນນີ້ ອາຍຸຂອງຄົນຈະບໍ່ຖືກຫຼຸດລົງ.
भीष्म उवाच
Guard one’s speech and conduct: avoid slandering Brāhmaṇas and avoid making a public trade of calendrical/astrological announcements (nakṣatra and tithi). Such restraint is presented as conducive to preserving one’s lifespan.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and proper behavior. Here he gives a specific rule of conduct concerning respectful speech and refraining from certain public proclamations, linking ethical restraint with well-being and longevity.