Shloka 83

अबुद्धिपूर्वकपापविमोचनप्रश्नः — Janamejaya’s Unintended Transgression and the Indrota Rebuke

Devanagari script

शरणागतं च यो हन्यात्‌ तुल्यं तेषां च पातकम्‌ | “जो कोई पुरुष ब्राह्मणकी, लोकमाता गायकी तथा शरणागतकी हत्या करता है, उन तीनोंको समानरूपसे पातक लगता है

Transliteration

śaraṇāgataṃ ca yo hanyāt tulyaṃ teṣāṃ ca pātakam |

Translation

Bhīṣma says: “Whoever kills one who has sought refuge incurs a sin equal to that incurred by killing those most protected by dharma—such as a brāhmaṇa and the cow, regarded as a mother to the world. The teaching underscores that harming the helpless who surrender is among the gravest ethical violations, because refuge creates an inviolable bond of protection.”

Word by Word

शरणागतम्one who has sought refuge

चand

यःwho (he who)

हन्यात्should kill / were to kill

तुल्यम्equal

तेषाम्of those

चand

पातकम्sin, अपराध

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

śaraṇāgata (refuge-seeker)

brāhmaṇa

go (cow)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes