Shloka 5
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
परंतु जो अज्ञानवश अधर्म बन जानेपर पुनः उसके लिये पश्चात्ताप करता है, उसे चाहिये कि मनको वशमें रखकर वह फिर कभी पापका सेवन न करे ।।
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | parantu yo'jñānavaśād adharmaṁ kṛtvā punaḥ tasya kṛte paścāt-tāpaṁ karoti, tasya kartavyaṁ yat manasaṁ vaśe kṛtvā sa punaḥ kadācit pāpa-sevanaṁ na kuryāt || yathā yathā manas tasya duṣkṛtaṁ karma garhate | tathā tathā śarīraṁ tu tena adharmeṇa mucyate ||
ຢຸທິສຖິຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ແຕ່ຖ້າຄົນໜຶ່ງໂດຍອະວິຊາ ຕົກໄປສູ່ການປະພຶດອະທຳ ແລ້ວພາຍຫຼັງສຳນຶກຜິດ ເຂົາຄວນຄວບຄຸມໃຈຂອງຕົນ ແລະຢ່າເສບຕິດບາບອີກເລີຍ. ເພາະຍິ່ງໃຈຂອງເຂົາຕຳນິກຳຊົ່ວຂອງຕົນຫຼາຍເທົ່າໃດ ກາຍ—ແທ້ຈິງແລ້ວຕົວເຂົາ—ກໍຍິ່ງຫຼຸດພົ້ນຈາກພັນທະທີ່ອະທຳນັ້ນສ້າງໄວ້ຫຼາຍເທົ່ານັ້ນ».
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Remorse alone is not sufficient; genuine repentance must culminate in mastery of the mind and a firm resolve not to repeat the sin. Inner moral censure (the mind’s rejection of wrongdoing) progressively loosens the binding force of adharma.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates an ethical principle: when someone errs through ignorance, the proper response is repentance coupled with disciplined restraint, leading to gradual release from the consequences of unrighteous action.