Shloka 24
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
न हि मांसं तृणात् काष्ठादुपलाद् वापि जायते । हत्वा जन्तुं ततो मांसं तस्माद् दोषस्तु भक्षणे
na hi māṁsaṁ tṛṇāt kāṣṭhād upalād vāpi jāyate | hatvā jantuṁ tato māṁsaṁ tasmād doṣas tu bhakṣaṇe ||
گوشت نہ گھاس سے پیدا ہوتا ہے، نہ لکڑی سے، نہ پتھر سے۔ وہ تو کسی جاندار کو مارنے کے بعد ہی حاصل ہوتا ہے؛ اس لیے اسے کھانے میں یقیناً بڑا اخلاقی عیب ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Meat is inseparable from violence because it is obtained only by killing a living being; therefore, consuming it carries ethical fault (doṣa) and stands opposed to the ideal of ahiṁsā.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s dharma-instruction, Bhīṣma is teaching principles of righteous conduct; here he argues against meat-eating by pointing out its causal link to the killing of creatures.