Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 163
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
धर्म एको मनुष्याणां सहाय: पारलौकिक: । इसलिये विद्वान् पुरुषको चाहिये कि न्यायसे प्राप्त हुए धनके द्वारा धर्मका अनुष्ठान करे। एकमात्र धर्म ही परलोकमें मनुष्योंका सहायक है
dharma eko manuṣyāṇāṃ sahāyaḥ pāralaukikaḥ | tasmād vidvān puruṣo nyāyena prāpta-dhanena dharmam anuṣṭhātum arhati | ekamātraḥ dharma eva paraloke manuṣyāṇāṃ sahāyaḥ |
尤提士提罗说道：“对人而言，唯有达摩（Dharma）是来世真正的同伴。因此，智者应以公正与正当行为所得之财来奉行达摩。在彼世，唯有达摩会作为助力，常伴其侧。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is the only enduring support after death; therefore one should earn wealth through just means and use it to practice and uphold Dharma.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, Yudhiṣṭhira voices a moral principle: worldly assets are secondary, while Dharma—supported by righteous earning and ethical action—is what accompanies a person beyond this life.