Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ
Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names
अनसूया क्षमा शान्ति: संतोष: प्रियवादिता । कामक्रोधपरित्याग: शिष्टाचारनिषेवणम्
anasūyā kṣamā śāntiḥ santoṣaḥ priyavāditā | kāmakrodhaparityāgaḥ śiṣṭācāraniṣevaṇam ||
O caçador disse: “Ausência de inveja, perdão, paz interior, contentamento e falar com gentileza; renunciar ao desejo e à ira; e a prática constante de uma conduta refinada e disciplinada—essas são as qualidades a serem cultivadas.”
व्याध उवाच
Dharma is supported by inner virtues: non-envy, forgiveness, peace, contentment, kind speech, and self-mastery through abandoning desire and anger, along with consistent practice of good conduct.
In the Vyādha–Dharma discourse of Vana Parva, the hunter instructs his listener by listing key moral qualities and disciplines that constitute righteous living.