Shloka 41
गोमूल्यनिर्णयः — The Determination of Value through the Cow
Nahuṣa–Cyavana Episode
अनार्यत्वमनाचार: क्र्रत्वं निष्क्रियात्मता । पुरुषं व्यज्जयन्तीह लोके कलुषयोनिजम्,इस जगत्में अनार्यता, अनाचार, क्रूरता और अकर्मण्यता आदि दोष मनुष्यको कलुषित योनिसे उत्पन्न (वर्णसंकर) सिद्ध करते हैं
anāryatvam anācāraḥ krauryaṁ niṣkriyātmatā | puruṣaṁ vyañjayantīha loke kaluṣayonijam ||
毗湿摩说道：“在此世间，粗鄙不雅、无正行、残忍、懒惰怠惰等过失，足以显露此人出自污浊之系——乃染秽血统所生。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that ignoble traits—lack of noble disposition, improper conduct, cruelty, and laziness—publicly reveal a person’s moral quality. One’s true worth is shown by ācāra (lived conduct), not by mere assertions of status.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma. Here he lists specific vices and states that these faults ‘mark’ a person as of tainted origin in the eyes of the world—emphasizing ethical evaluation through behavior.