Shloka 29

Dharma of the Renunciant: Alms Discipline, Meditation, and Expiations

Devanagari script

भूयो निर्वेदमापन्नश्चरेद्भिक्षुरतंद्रितः । अकस्मादेव हिंसां तु यदि भिक्षुः समाचरेत्

Transliteration

bhūyo nirvedamāpannaścaredbhikṣurataṃdritaḥ | akasmādeva hiṃsāṃ tu yadi bhikṣuḥ samācaret

Translation

Erneut in reuige Entsagung gelangt, soll der Bettelmönch sein Leben vom Almosen fortführen, wachsam und ohne Trägheit. Wenn aber ein Bhikṣu plötzlich, ohne Anlass, Gewalt verüben sollte,

Word by Word

• bhūyaḥ: again; further
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): 'again, further'

• nirvedam: dispassion; remorse; detachment
• nirvedam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirveda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āpannaḥ: having attained; having fallen into
• āpannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√pad (धातु) + kta (क्त) → āpanna (कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kṛdanta (कृदन्त), past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with 'bhikṣuḥ'

• caret: should practice; should conduct (himself)
• caret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhikṣuḥ: a mendicant; monk
• bhikṣuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhikṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ataṃdritaḥ: not negligent; diligent
• ataṃdritaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + taṃdrita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); negative adjective (नञ्-समासभाव): 'not lazy'

• akasmāt: suddenly; unexpectedly
• akasmāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: akasmāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): 'suddenly; unexpectedly'

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात): emphasis

• hiṃsām: violence; injury
• hiṃsām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiṃsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but; however
• tu: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle/conjunction (निपात): contrast/emphasis

• yadi: if
• yadi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conditional particle (सम्बन्धबोधक): 'if'

• bhikṣuḥ: a mendicant; monk
• bhikṣuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhikṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• samācaret: should commit; should perform
• samācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative/teaching voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa 60)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: nirvedamāpannaḥ = nirvedam + āpannaḥ; āpannaścared = āpannaḥ + caret; caredbhikṣuḥ = caret + bhikṣuḥ; akasmādeva = akasmāt + eva.

FAQs

What discipline is prescribed for a bhikṣu in this verse?

The verse stresses vigilant, unlazy conduct and continuing the mendicant’s life with renewed dispassion and repentance.

What is the ethical lesson implied here about violence?

Even for renunciants, violence is treated as a serious moral breach; the verse frames sudden, causeless harm as especially blameworthy.

Does this verse teach Bhakti or ritual practice directly?

Not directly; it is primarily an ethical-dharmic instruction focused on renunciant conduct (bhikṣu-dharma) and non-violence.