Shloka 7
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
अगारदाही गरद: कुण्डाशी सोमविक्रयी । सामुद्रिको राजभृत्यस्तैलिक: कूटकारक:
agāradāhī garadaḥ kuṇḍāśī somavikrayī | sāmudriko rājabhṛtyas tailikaḥ kūṭakārakaḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Ang nagsusunog ng mga bahay, ang naglalason, ang nabubuhay sa mapanlinlang na sugal, ang nagbebenta ng soma, ang nabubuhay sa kalakalang pandagat, ang upahang lingkod ng hari, ang tagagawa ng langis, at ang pamemeke—ang mga ito’y tinatawag na mga kabuhayang kapintasan at mga taong mapanira.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists categories of people whose actions or livelihoods are considered socially harmful or ethically blameworthy, implying that dharma requires avoiding professions rooted in violence, fraud, or exploitation.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma; here he enumerates certain wrongdoers and suspect occupations as part of a broader ethical and social code.