Shloka 4
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
मोहादधर्म यः कृत्वा पुन: समनुतप्यते । मन:समाधिसंयुक्तो न स सेवेत दुष्कृतम्
mohād adharmaṁ yaḥ kṛtvā punaḥ samanuta pyate | manaḥ-samādhi-saṁyukto na sa seveta duṣkṛtam ||
یُدھشٹھِر نے کہا—جو شخص فریبِ نفس (موہ) سے اَدھرم کر بیٹھے اور پھر سچے دل سے ندامت کرے، اور اس کا من یکسوئی و یادداشت کے ساتھ جُڑ جائے، اسے پھر بدکرداری میں مبتلا نہیں ہونا چاہیے۔
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A lapse into adharma caused by delusion is not the end: sincere remorse followed by mental steadiness should lead to a decisive break from repeating or continuing the wrongdoing.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s ethical instruction setting, Yudhiṣṭhira frames a moral principle: when one recognizes a wrong act, repents, and regains inner composure, one should not persist in the same harmful conduct.