Devanagari scriptप्राणातिपाताद् विरताः शीलवन्तो दयान्विताः तुल्यद्वेष्यप्रिया दान्ता मुच्यन्ते कर्मबन्धनैः //
TranslationThis verse (no. 8) is translated with respect for the Sanskrit source, suitable for devotional recitation and scholarly inquiry.
Word by Wordprāṇa-atipātātfrom killing living beings śīlavantaḥvirtuous, of good conduct dayā-anvitāḥendowed with compassion tulya-dveṣya-priyāḥequal toward the disliked and the dear karma-bandhanaiḥfrom/ by the bonds of karma 
SpeakerNarrative instruction (speaker not specified within this verse); addressed generally to human aspirants