Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 30
Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
यत्र मन्येत भूयिष्ठं प्रावषीव तृणोपलम् । अन्नं पान॑ ब्राह्मणस्य तज्जीवेन्नानुसंज्वरेत्
yatra manyeta bhūyiṣṭhaṁ prāvaṣīva tṛṇopalām | annaṁ pānaṁ brāhmaṇasya taj jīven nānusaṁjvaret ||
ສະນັດສຸຊາຕະສອນວ່າ ພຣາຫມັນຄວນດໍາລົງຊີວິດໃນຖິ່ນທີ່ມີອາຫານແລະນໍ້າດື່ມທີ່ສົມຄວນແກ່ພຣາຫມັນຢ່າງອຸດົມ, ເຫມືອນຫຍ້າແລະພືດພັນທີ່ງອກງາມຫຼາຍໃນລະດູຝົນ. ຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນແລ້ວ ຄວນຮັກສາຊີວິດໂດຍບໍ່ທໍລະມານຕົນເອງດ້ວຍຄວາມຫິວແລະຄວາມກະຫາຍ.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Choose a place and mode of living that naturally supports dharmic conduct—where basic, appropriate sustenance is available—so that one can live steadily without needless self-torment from hunger and thirst.
Sanatsujāta is instructing (in a didactic discourse within Udyoga Parva) on proper conduct and practical ethics, using the monsoon’s abundance as an analogy for selecting a supportive environment for a Brahmin’s simple maintenance of life.