Shloka 2
Adhyāya 90 — Protection of Livelihoods, Brahmanical Subsistence Norms, and Royal Oversight (राष्ट्रवृत्ति-राष्ट्रगुप्ति-उपदेशः)
ब्राह्मणेभ्योडतिरिक्तं च भुज्जीरन्नितरे जना: । न ब्राह्मणापराधेन हरेदन्य: कथंचन,ब्राह्मणोंसे जो बच जाये, उसीको दूसरे लोग अपने उपभोगमें लावें। ब्राह्यणका अपराध करके अर्थात् उसे भोग वस्तु न देकर दूसरा कोई किसी प्रकार भी उसका अपहरण न करे
bhāhmaṇebhyo 'tiriktaṃ ca bhuñjīrann itare janāḥ | na brāhmaṇāparādhena hared anyaḥ kathaṃcana ||
ब्राह्मणांना यथोचित देऊन जे उरेल तेच इतरांनी उपभोगावे. ब्राह्मणाचा अपराध करून—म्हणजे त्याचा देय भाग न देता—कोणीही कोणत्याही प्रकारे त्याचा हिस्सा हिरावून घेऊ नये।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should first fulfill what is due to Brahmanas; only the remainder may be used by others. Appropriating what ought to go to a Brahmana is treated as a moral offence (brāhmaṇāparādha) and is prohibited.
In the Shanti Parva’s dharma-instruction, Bhishma lays down a rule of rightful enjoyment and distribution: social consumption is legitimate only after the prescribed recipients (here, Brahmanas) have been properly provided for, and no one should seize their due share.