Shloka 21
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
न हीदृशमनायुष्यं लोके किंचन विद्यते । यादृशं पुरुषस्येह परदारोपसेवनम्
na hīdṛśam anāyuṣyaṁ loke kiṁcana vidyate | yādṛśaṁ puruṣasyeha paradāropasevanam ||
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ— ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ପରସ୍ତ୍ରୀ-ସଙ୍ଗମ ପରି ଆୟୁ ନାଶ କରୁଥିବା ଅନ୍ୟ କିଛି ନାହିଁ। ଏଠାରେ ପୁରୁଷ ପାଇଁ ପରଦାର ଭୋଗ-ଅନୁସରଣ ପରି ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଭାବେ ଜୀବନକୁ ସଂକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ କରୁଥିବା ଅନ୍ୟ କୌଣସି କର୍ମ ନାହିଁ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that sexual involvement with another man’s wife is a grave adharma that most powerfully destroys a man’s longevity and well-being; it is presented as among the most life-ruining moral transgressions.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct and social-moral discipline, warning specifically against the perilous consequences of approaching another’s spouse.