Shloka 2
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
जाजलिरुवाच विक्रीणत: सर्वरसान् सर्वगन्धांश्न वाणिज । वनस्पतीनोषधीक्व तेषां मूलफलानि च,जाजलि बोले--वैश्यपुत्र! तुम तो सब प्रकारके रस, गन्ध, वनस्पति, ओषधि, मूल और फल आदि बेचा करते हो
jājaliḥ uvāca vikrīṇataḥ sarvarasān sarvagandhāṁś ca vāṇija | vanaspatīn oṣadhīś ca teṣāṁ mūlaphalāni ca ||
阇阇利说道：“商人啊，你贩卖各种滋味、各种芬芳——草木与药材——连同它们的根与果也一并买卖。”在这场论德的框架中，此言点出商人的生计系于取用并售卖有生之物的生长产出，从而引出对何为不害与何为正当经商之道的省思。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse initiates an ethical inquiry into livelihood: even ordinary commerce—selling tastes, fragrances, plants, herbs, roots, and fruits—can raise questions about harm, dependence on living beings, and the standards of dharma in earning.
Within Bhīṣma’s narration in Śānti Parva, Jājali addresses a merchant and identifies what he sells. This functions as the opening move of a discussion that probes the moral implications of the merchant’s profession.