Shloka 13

मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite

Devanagari script

न्यायलब्धं प्रदातव्यं द्विजातिभ्योन्नमुत्तमम्‌ स्वाध्यायं समुपेते भ्य: प्रह्ष्टेनान्तरात्मना,अतः स्वाध्यायमें तत्पर रहनेवाले ब्राह्मणोंके लिये प्रसन्न चित्तसे न्यायोपार्जित उत्तम अन्नका दान करना चाहिये

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | nyāyalabdhaṃ pradātavyaṃ dvijātibhyo 'nnam uttamam | svādhyāyaṃ samupetebhyaḥ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā ||

Translation

ควรบริจาคอาหารอันประณีตที่สุดจากทรัพย์ที่ได้มาโดยทางชอบแก่เหล่าทวิชะ โดยเฉพาะพราหมณ์ผู้ตั้งมั่นในสวาธยายะ ด้วยจิตภายในที่ผ่องใสยินดีและเต็มใจ

Word by Word

न्याय-लब्धम्rightfully obtained

प्रदातव्यम्is to be given / should be given

द्विजातिभ्यःto the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)

अन्नम्food

उत्तमम्excellent, best

स्वाध्यायम्Vedic study / self-recitation

समुपेतेभ्यःto those engaged in / devoted to

प्रहृष्टेनwith delighted (mind)

अन्तरात्मनाwith the inner self / in one’s heart

Speaker

युधिछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

dvijāti (twice-born)

svādhyāya (sacred study)

anna (food)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Charity should be made from righteously acquired resources, offered as the best possible food, and given with sincere inner joy—particularly to those devoted to svādhyāya (sacred study).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and gifts, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a rule of proper giving: the donor must ensure just acquisition, worthy recipients (especially students of sacred learning), and a pure, glad intention.