Mahabharata 3.201.75 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 201, Shloka 75
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
अन्तर्जानुशयो यस्तु भुड्क्ते संसक्तभाजन: । यो द्विज: शब्दरहितं स क्षमस्तारणाय वै
antarjānuśayo yastu bhuṅkte saṃsaktabhājanaḥ | yo dvijaḥ śabdarahitaṃ sa kṣamastāraṇāya vai ||
พราหมณ์ผู้กินอย่างสงบเงียบ มือหุบอยู่ภายในวงเข่า และจิตแนบแน่นอยู่กับบาตรของตน ผู้นั้นแลสามารถ “พาข้าม” ได้ ทั้งตนเองและผู้อื่น
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Inner restraint expressed through quiet, disciplined behavior—especially during basic acts like eating—signals mastery over the senses. Such self-control is presented as spiritually efficacious, enabling one to uplift oneself and serve as a support for others.
In Yudhiṣṭhira’s discourse on dharma and proper conduct, he highlights a model brahmin whose silent, composed manner of eating exemplifies ascetic discipline. The verse uses this concrete behavioral marker to indicate a person’s fitness for spiritual ‘deliverance’ and guidance.
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