Shloka 10
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
युधिष्ठिर! अब मैं उन उत्कृष्ट दानोंका वर्णन करूँगा, जिन्हें देकर मनुष्य यदि उससे न करने योग्य कर्म बन जाय॑ँ तो भी धर्मके फलसे संयुक्त होता है ।।
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca — yudhiṣṭhira! adhunāhaṃ tān utkṛṣṭān dānān varṇayiṣyāmi, yān dattvā manuṣyaḥ yadi tasya na kartavya-karmabhūto ’pi bhavet, tathāpi dharma-phala-saṃyukto bhavati. sarveṣām eva dānānām annaṃ śreṣṭham udāhṛtam; pūrvam annaṃ pradātavyam ṛjunā dharmam icchatā.
“尤提士提罗啊，如今我将宣说那些殊胜之施：施行之后，纵使其人后来堕入不当之行，亦仍与达摩之果相系。诸施之中，施食被宣称为最上；故真诚希求达摩者，当以质直之心，先行施食。”
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Among all forms of charity, giving food is proclaimed the highest; sincere, straightforward giving of sustenance is a primary means to accrue the fruits of dharma.
Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, the speaker addresses Yudhiṣṭhira and begins outlining superior forms of giving, emphasizing that food-giving should come first.