Shloka 40
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
अधृष्य: सर्वभूतानामायुष्मान् नीरुज: सदा । भवत्यभक्षयन् मांसं दयावान् प्राणिनामिह,“जो मनुष्य मांस नहीं खाता और इस जगत्में सब जीवोंपर दया करता है, उसका कोई भी प्राणी तिरस्कार नहीं करते और वह सदा दीर्घायु एवं नीरोग होता है
adhṛṣyaḥ sarvabhūtānām āyuṣmān nīrujaḥ sadā | bhavaty abhakṣayan māṁsaṁ dayāvān prāṇinām iha ||
മാംസം ഭക്ഷിക്കാത്തവനും ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ ജീവികളോടു കരുണ പുലർത്തുന്നവനും—എല്ലാ ഭൂതങ്ങൾക്കും അപ്രാപ്യനായി, ദീർഘായുസ്സും സദാ നിരോഗതയും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Refraining from eating meat and cultivating compassion toward all living beings is presented as a dharmic discipline that brings social non-hostility (others do not despise or attack such a person) and personal benefits like longevity and freedom from illness.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is advising Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct. Here he emphasizes non-violence expressed through diet and kindness to creatures, describing the auspicious results of such conduct.