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Shloka 25

मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite

सर्वावस्थ॑ मनुष्येण न्यायेनान्नमुपार्जितम्‌ । कार्य पात्रागतं नित्यमन्नं हि परमा गति:

sarvāvasthaṁ manuṣyeṇa nyāyenānnam upārjitam | kāryaṁ pātrāgataṁ nityam annaṁ hi paramā gatiḥ ||

Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Trong mọi cảnh ngộ của đời người, hãy kiếm lương thực bằng phương cách chính đáng và luôn dâng phần lương thực ấy cho người xứng đáng thọ nhận. Vì lương thực thật là chỗ nương tựa tối thượng của muôn loài hữu tình.”

सर्वावस्थम्in every condition/at all times
सर्वावस्थम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वावस्था
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मनुष्येणby a man
मनुष्येण:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
न्यायेनby justice/rightly
न्यायेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootन्याय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उपार्जितम्earned/acquired
उपार्जितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आर्ज्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
कार्यम्should be done
कार्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृ
Formयत् (gerundive), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
पात्र-आगतम्reaching/going to the (worthy) recipient
पात्र-आगतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपात्र + आगत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
परमाsupreme
परमा:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
गतिःsupport/refuge/goal
गतिः:
TypeNoun
Rootगति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

युधिछ्िर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
A
anna (food)

Educational Q&A

Earn one’s livelihood—especially food—through just means, and make it a regular duty to offer that food to a worthy recipient; sustaining others through rightful giving is presented as a central dharmic obligation.

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and giving, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a principle of ethical livelihood and charity: food obtained righteously should be consistently offered to deserving persons, because food sustains all life.