Shloka 61
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
Devanagari script
खरो जीवति मासांस्तु दश श्वा च चतुर्दश । बिडाल: सप्तमासांस्तु ततो जायति मानव:
Transliteration
kharo jīvati māsāṁs tu daśa śvā ca caturdaśa | biḍālaḥ saptamāsāṁs tu tato jāyati mānavaḥ ||
Translation
গাধা-যোনিত সি দহ মাহ থাকে; তাৰ পিছত চৌদ্দ মাহ কুকুৰ আৰু সাত মাহ বিড়াল হৈ থাকে; তাৰ পাছত মানৱযোনিত জন্ম লয়।
Word by Word
खरःdonkey
खरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootखर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जीवतिlives
जीवति:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
मासान्months (duration)
मासान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
दशten
दश:
TypeAdjective
Rootदश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural, numeral qualifying मासान्
श्वाdog
श्वा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्वन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चतुर्दशfourteen
चतुर्दश:
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्दश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural, numeral qualifying (understood) मासान्
बिडालःcat
बिडालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबिडाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सप्तseven
सप्त:
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural, numeral qualifying मासान्
मासान्months (duration)
मासान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
जायतिis born / comes to be born
जायति:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
मानवःa human (man)
मानवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraD
donkey (khara)D
dog (śvā)C
cat (biḍāla)H
human (mānava)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes