Shloka 33
Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ
Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names
न भक्षयामि मांसानि ऋतुगामी तथा हाहम् । सदोपवासी च तथा नक्तभोजी सदा द्विज,मैं स्वयं मांस कभी नहीं खाता। ऋतुकाल प्राप्त होनेपर ही पत्नी-समागम करता हूँ। द्विजप्रवर। मैं दिनमें सदा ही उपवास और रातमें भोजन करता हूँ
na bhakṣayāmi māṁsāni ṛtugāmī tathā hy aham | sadopavāsī ca tathā naktabhojī sadā dvija ||
Người thợ săn nói: “Con không ăn thịt. Con chỉ gần gũi vợ khi đúng mùa đúng lúc. Hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng ‘nhị sinh’, con nhịn ăn suốt ban ngày và chỉ dùng bữa vào ban đêm.”
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical life is grounded in self-restraint: disciplined diet, regulated sexuality, and controlled habits can be practiced even by a householder, regardless of social station.
The hunter addresses a brahmin and describes his personal vows—abstaining from meat, approaching his wife only in the proper season, fasting by day, and eating only at night—to illustrate his commitment to dharma.