Shloka 40
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
अधृष्य: सर्वभूतानामायुष्मान् नीरुज: सदा । भवत्यभक्षयन् मांसं दयावान् प्राणिनामिह
adhṛṣyaḥ sarvabhūtānām āyuṣmān nīrujaḥ sadā | bhavaty abhakṣayan māṁsaṁ dayāvān prāṇinām iha ||
ଯେ ମାଂସ ଭକ୍ଷଣ କରେ ନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଦୟାବାନ, ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂତଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଅଧୃଷ୍ୟ/ଅଜେୟ ହୁଏ; ସେ ଦୀର୍ଘାୟୁ ଓ ସଦା ନିରୋଗ ରହେ।
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.