Shloka 296
चिकित्सकस्य यच्चान्नमभोज्यं रक्षिणस्तथा । “जिसने यज्ञकी दीक्षा ली हो उसका अन्न अग्निषोमीय होमविशेषके पहले अग्राह्म है। कंजूस, यज्ञ बेचनेवाले, बढ़ई, चमार या मोची, व्यभिचारिणी स्त्री, धोबी, वैद्य तथा चौकीदारका अन्न भी खाने योग्य नहीं है
cikitsakasya yac cānnam abhojyaṃ rakṣiṇas tathā |
వైద్యుని అన్నమూ భోజనయోగ్యం కాదు; అలాగే రక్షకుని (చౌకీదారు) అన్నమూ అభోజ్యమే।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that one pursuing dharma should be discerning about food sources, since food is linked to character, livelihood, and moral/ritual purity; thus some occupations are traditionally treated as rendering food ‘abhojya’ (to be avoided).
In Śānti Parva’s dharma-instruction setting, Vyāsa is enumerating categories of food considered unsuitable, as part of a larger discourse on righteous living, discipline, and the ethical implications of association and livelihood.