Shloka 4
Dvaipāyana–Kīṭa Saṃvāda: Karmic Memory, Fear of Death, and Embodied Pleasure
भीष्म उवाच चतुर्विधियं निर्दिष्टा हाहिंसा ब्रह्मवादिभि: । एकैकतो<पि विश्रष्टा न भवत्यरिसूदन
bhīṣma uvāca caturvidhīyaṃ nirdiṣṭā hy ahiṃsā brahmavādibhiḥ | ekaikato ’pi viśraṣṭā na bhavaty arisūdana ||
भीष्म म्हणाला—अरीसूदन! ब्रह्मवादी ऋषींनी अहिंसा चार प्रकारची सांगितली आहे. त्यातील एकही अंग कमी पडले तर अहिंसा-व्रताचे पूर्ण पालन होत नाही.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ahimsa is not a single act but a complete discipline with four components as taught by Vedic sages; if any one component is neglected, the practice is incomplete.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhisthira on dharma, emphasizing the rigorous, multi-part nature of observing non-violence.