Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 17
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
लोभान्मोहादनुक्रोशाद् भयाद् वाप्यबहुश्रुतः:
lobhān mohād anukrośād bhayād vāpy abahuśrutaḥ
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Dahil sa kasakiman, dahil sa pagkalito, dahil sa habag na wala sa lugar, o kahit dahil sa takot—ang hindi sapat ang pagkatuto (sa śāstra) ay kumikilos nang mali.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical failure often arises from inner impulses—greed, delusion, fear, and even compassion when it is not guided by dharma. Therefore, true moral action requires learning (śāstra), reflection, and discernment, not merely emotion.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Yudhiṣṭhira frames a moral inquiry by listing the common psychological causes that lead an insufficiently educated person to deviate from righteous conduct.