Shloka 77
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
शिलाभि: शड्कुभियववपि श्रवश्रैर्वा भरतर्षभ । ये मार्गमनुरुन्धन्ति ते वै निरयगामिन:,भरतश्रेष्ठ) जो पत्थर रखकर, काँटे बिछाकर और गड्ढे खोदकर रास्ता रोकते हैं, वे भी नरकमें ही गिरते हैं
śilābhiḥ śaṅkubhir yavair api śvabhraiḥ vā bharatarṣabha | ye mārgam anurundhanti te vai nirayagāminaḥ ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Hỡi bậc trượng phu trong dòng Bharata, kẻ nào chặn đường công cộng—bằng cách đặt đá, cắm cọc hay rải gai, hoặc đào hố—kẻ ấy quả thật bị định phần vào địa ngục.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Obstructing a public road—creating hazards or blocking passage—is a serious adharma because it harms many people and violates public welfare; such acts are said to lead to hellish consequences.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the results of harmful actions; here he condemns those who deliberately block roads with stones, stakes/thorns, or pits.