Shloka 7
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
अगारदाही गरद: कुण्डाशी सोमविक्रयी । सामुद्रिको राजभृत्यस्तैलिक: कूटकारक:
agāradāhī garadaḥ kuṇḍāśī somavikrayī | sāmudriko rājabhṛtyas tailikaḥ kūṭakārakaḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Aquele que incendeia casas, aquele que administra veneno, aquele que vive do jogo enganoso, aquele que vende soma, aquele que se sustenta do comércio marítimo, um servidor assalariado do rei, um oleiro/oleiro de óleo (vendedor de óleo), e um falsificador—estes são chamados de meios de vida censuráveis e de tipos de pessoas nocivas.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists categories of people whose actions or livelihoods are considered socially harmful or ethically blameworthy, implying that dharma requires avoiding professions rooted in violence, fraud, or exploitation.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma; here he enumerates certain wrongdoers and suspect occupations as part of a broader ethical and social code.