Shloka 10
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
वर्जयेदुशतीं वाचं हिंसां चाधर्मसंहिताम् । एषा पूर्वगता वृत्तित्राह्मिणस्य विधीयते,अग्नि, ब्राह्मण और देवताओंको प्रणाम एवं उनका पूजन करे। कड़वी बात मुँहसे न निकाले और हिंसा न करे; क्योंकि वह अधर्मसे युक्त है। यह ब्राह्मणके लिये परम्परागत वृत्ति (कर्तव्य) का विधान किया गया है
varjayed uśatīṃ vācaṃ hiṃsāṃ cādharmasaṃhitām | eṣā pūrvagatā vṛttir brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate ||
वर्जयेदुशतीं वाचं हिंसां चाधर्मसंहिताम्। एषा पूर्वगता वृत्तिर्ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches restraint in speech and action: a brāhmaṇa should avoid hurtful words and abstain from violence, since violence is aligned with adharma. Non-injury and disciplined speech are presented as an inherited, authoritative standard of conduct.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa lays down normative guidance on brāhmaṇa conduct, emphasizing ethical self-control—especially in speech and in refraining from harming others—as part of traditional dharma.