Shloka 11
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 90 — Pūror Vaṃśa, Kuru-Pravara, and the Janamejaya Line
Genealogical Recitation
संस्वेदजा अण्डजाश्षोद्धिदश्न सरीसृपा: कृमयो<थाप्सु मत्स्या: । तथाश्मानस्तृणकाष्ठ॑ च सर्वे दिष्टक्षये स्वां प्रकृति भजन्ति,स्वेदज, अण्डज, उद्धिज्ज, सरीसूप, कृमि, जलमें रहनेवाले मत्स्य आदि जीव तथा पर्वत, तृण और काष्ठ--ये सभी प्रारब्ध-भोगका सर्वथा क्षय हो जानेपर अपनी प्रकृतिको प्राप्त हो जाते हैं
saṃsvedajā aṇḍajāś codbhidāś ca sarīsṛpāḥ kṛmayo ’thāpsu matsyāḥ | tathāśmānas tṛṇa-kāṣṭhaṃ ca sarve diṣṭa-kṣaye svāṃ prakṛtiṃ bhajanti ||
Creatures born of sweat, those born from eggs, those that sprout from the earth, reptiles, worms, and fish that dwell in water—likewise stones, grass, and wood: when the allotted force of destiny (the stock of past results to be experienced) is completely exhausted, all of these return to their own original nature.
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