Shloka 69
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
Devanagari script
भूत्वा मीनोडष्ट वर्षाणि मृतो जायति भारत । मृगस्तु चतुरो मासांस्ततश्छाग: प्रजायते,भारत! आठ वर्षोतक मछली रहकर मरनेके बाद वह चार मासतक मृग होता है। उसके बाद बकरेकी योनिमें जन्म लेता है
Transliteration
bhūtvā mīno ’ṣṭa-varṣāṇi mṛto jāyati bhārata | mṛgas tu caturo māsāṁs tataś chāgaḥ prajāyate bhārata ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: „O Bhārata, nachdem er acht Jahre als Fisch gelebt hat, stirbt er und wird wiedergeboren. Dann ist er vier Monate lang ein Hirsch; danach, o Bhārata, wird er im Schoß einer Ziege geboren.“
Word by Word
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, —
मीनःa fish
मीनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमीन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दष्टbitten
दष्ट:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदंश् (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
वर्षाणिyears (as duration)
वर्षाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
मृतःdead / having died
मृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमृ (धातु)
Formक्त (past participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
जायतिis born
जायति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd, Singular, कर्तरि
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मृगःa deer
मृगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
Formtrue
चतुरःfour
चतुरः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मासान्months (as duration)
मासान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formtrue
छागःa goat
छागः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootछाग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजायतेis born / comes into being
प्रजायते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + जन् (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd, Singular, आत्मनेपद
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraB
Bhārata (addressee)F
fish (mīna)D
deer (mṛga)G
goat (chāga)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes