आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
न पाणौ लवणं दिद्वान् प्राश्नीयान्न च रात्रिषु दधिसक्तून् न भुज्जीत वृथा मांसं च वर्जयेत्
na pāṇau lavaṇaṁ vidvān prāśnīyān na ca rātriṣu dadhisaktūn na bhuñjīta vṛthā māṁsaṁ ca varjayet
毗湿摩说道:智者不应舔食置于掌中的盐。夜间亦不应食用酸乳与炒粉(sattu)相和之物。又当彻底戒肉,视其为不当之食、可避之嗜欲。
भीष्म उवाच
The verse teaches disciplined, mindful eating as a component of dharma: avoid crude or improper habits (licking salt from the palm), avoid certain combinations or timings (curd with sattu at night), and renounce meat as an ethically and spiritually undesirable indulgence.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on righteous conduct. Here he gives practical rules of personal discipline—especially dietary restraints—framing them as marks of a wise person and as supports for purity and self-control.