Shloka 15
Sandhi–Vigraha in Āpada: The Mouse and the Cat (सन्धिविग्रहापदि—मूषकमार्जारसंवादः)
शस्यं च नापि हर्तव्यं सारविघ्नं च मा कृथा: । पूज्यन्ते यत्र देवाश्व पितरोडतिथयस्तथा
śasyaṃ ca nāpi hartavyaṃ sāravighnaṃ ca mā kṛthāḥ | pūjyante yatra devāś ca pitaro ’tithayas tathā ||
迦耶毗耶说道：“不可掠夺田中尚立的庄稼，也不可阻挠吉祥的仪式。凡有祭祀供奉诸神、祖灵与宾客之处，切莫在彼处兴起骚扰。”
कायव्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in tense or conflict-prone situations, one must uphold dharma by protecting common livelihood (crops), avoiding disruption of auspicious rites, and maintaining reverence for worship of gods, ancestors, and the duty of hospitality to guests.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Kāyavya lays down practical restraints: do not plunder agricultural produce and do not cause disturbances where religious and social duties—worship of devas and pitṛs and honoring of atithis—are being performed.