Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 6
मांसभक्षण-दोषाः तथा अहिंसाया माहात्म्यम् | Faults of Meat-Consumption and the Supremacy of Ahiṃsā
आत्मोपमस्तु भूतेषु यो वै भवति पूरुष: । न्यस्तदण्डो जितक्रोध: स प्रेत्य सुखमेधते
ātmopamas tu bhūteṣu yo vai bhavati pūruṣaḥ | nyastadaṇḍo jitakrodhaḥ sa pretya sukham edhate ||
ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਸਭ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਰਗਾ ਸਮਝਦਾ ਹੈ, ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦਾ ਡੰਡਾ ਰੱਖ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਤ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਮਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਸੁਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਲਦਾ-ਫੂਲਦਾ ਹੈ।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Empathy toward all beings (ātmopamatā), non-violence (nyasta-daṇḍa), and mastery over anger (jita-krodha) are presented as key dharmic virtues that lead to happiness beyond this life.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a moral principle: a truly righteous person refrains from harming others and restrains anger, and such conduct yields auspicious results after death.