Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 66
Dvaipāyana–Kīṭa Saṃvāda: Karmic Memory, Fear of Death, and Embodied Pleasure
Devanagari script
एवं लोकेष्वहिंसा तु निर्दिष्टा धर्मत: पुरा । जैसे हाथीके पैरके चिह्ममें सभी पदगामी प्राणियोंके पदचिह्न समा जाते हैं
Translation
এইভাবে প্রাচীনকালে লোকসমূহের মধ্যে ধর্মরূপে অহিংসার নির্দেশ দেওয়া হয়েছে—যেমন হাতির পদচিহ্নে সকল পদচারি প্রাণীর পদচিহ্ন স্থান পায়, তেমনি অহিংসা-ধর্মে সকল ধর্মেরই সমাবেশ আছে বলে মানা হয়।
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
लोकेषुin the worlds / among people
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अहिंसाnon-violence
अहिंसा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहिंसा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तुindeed, but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
निर्दिष्टाhas been prescribed/indicated
निर्दिष्टा:
TypeVerb
Rootनिर्दिश्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular, passive/resultative
धर्मतःaccording to dharma; on the basis of dharma
धर्मतः:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Ablative (adverbial usage), Singular
पुराformerly, in ancient times
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes