Shloka 38
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
यदि धर्म यथाशक्ति जन्मप्रभूति सेवते | ततः स पुरुषो भूत्वा सेवते नित्यदा सुखम्
yadi dharmaṃ yathāśakti janmaprabhṛti sevate | tataḥ sa puruṣo bhūtvā sevate nityadā sukham ||
ഒരു മനുഷ്യൻ ജന്മാരംഭം മുതൽ തന്നെ തന്റെ ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് ധർമ്മത്തെ സേവിച്ച് ആചരിച്ചാൽ, അവൻ യഥാർത്ഥ പുരുഷനായി നിത്യം സുഖം അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Consistent practice of dharma from early life, within one’s actual capacity (yathāśakti), forms true character and yields enduring well-being; ethical effort, not mere status, is presented as the basis of lasting happiness.
In the instruction-focused Anuśāsana Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in a reflective, inquiry-driven mode about the fruits of righteous conduct, emphasizing that lifelong adherence to dharma results in continual happiness.