Shloka 5
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
तेषामन्ये पंक्तिदूषास्तथान्ये पंक्तिपावना: । अपाक्तेयास्तु ये राजन् कीर्तयिष्यामि तान् शृणु
teṣām anye paṅktidūṣās tathānye paṅktipāvanāḥ | apākteyās tu ye rājan kīrtayiṣyāmi tān śṛṇu ||
毗湿摩说道：“在这些婆罗门之中，有的会玷污共食之列，有的则能净化其列。大王啊，且听我说：我现在要述说那些不堪列入同席行列（礼仪共食之列）的人。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames ethical and ritual eligibility in terms of one’s impact on communal sanctity: some people contaminate a sacred social-ritual setting (the Brahmin dining row), while others elevate it; therefore, discernment and standards of conduct matter in religious community life.
In Anushasana Parva’s instruction to the king, Bhishma begins a classification: he notes that among Brahmins there are those who defile or purify the communal dining line, and he announces that he will now list those deemed ‘apākteya’—unfit to be included in such ritual dining.