Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 6
मांसभक्षण-दोषाः तथा अहिंसाया माहात्म्यम् | Faults of Meat-Consumption and the Supremacy of Ahiṃsā
आत्मोपमस्तु भूतेषु यो वै भवति पूरुष: । न्यस्तदण्डो जितक्रोध: स प्रेत्य सुखमेधते
ātmopamas tu bhūteṣu yo vai bhavati pūruṣaḥ | nyastadaṇḍo jitakrodhaḥ sa pretya sukham edhate ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Ang taong itinuturing na kapantay ng sarili ang lahat ng nilalang—na isinantabi na ang pamalo ng pananakit at napagtagumpayan ang galit—ay pagkamatay ay nagkakamit at nananahan sa ligaya.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Empathy toward all beings (ātmopamatā), non-violence (nyasta-daṇḍa), and mastery over anger (jita-krodha) are presented as key dharmic virtues that lead to happiness beyond this life.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a moral principle: a truly righteous person refrains from harming others and restrains anger, and such conduct yields auspicious results after death.