Shloka 2
ब्रह्मस्वहरण-निषेधः — Prohibition of Appropriating Brahmin Property
Brahmasva
युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--भरतश्रेष्ठ! जो मूर्ख और मंदबुद्धि मानव क्रूरतापूर्ण कर्ममें संलग्न रहकर ब्राह्मणोंके धनका अपहरण करते हैं, वे किस लोकमें जाते हैं? ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | pātakānāṁ paraṁ hy etad brahmasvaharaṇaṁ balāt | sānvayās te vinaśyanti caṇḍālāḥ pretya ceha ca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | caṇḍālasya ca saṁvādaṁ kṣatrabandhoś ca bhārata |
尤提希提罗问道：“噢，婆罗多族中最卓越者！那些愚昧迟钝之人，沉溺于残酷之业，掠夺婆罗门的财物，他们将往何界？” 毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，以强力夺取婆罗门之财，是诸罪之最。凡劫掠婆罗门财富者——性情如旃陀罗——必与其宗族同遭毁灭，今世如此，死后亦然。就此事，博学之士常引一则古老先例：一段关于旃陀罗与‘徒有刹帝利之名者’对话的旧传，噢，婆罗多。”
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Forcibly taking a Brahmin’s wealth (brahmasva-haraṇa) is declared a supreme transgression, bringing ruin not only to the perpetrator but also to their lineage, with consequences both in this life and after death.
Yudhishthira asks Bhishma about the fate of cruel, foolish people who seize Brahmin wealth. Bhishma answers by condemning the act as the greatest sin and introduces an ancient illustrative story—a dialogue between a Chandala and a kshatriya-in-name-only—to reinforce the moral point.