Shloka 96
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
कृमिर्भवति वर्षाणि दश पठ्च च भारत । ततो गर्भ समासाद्य तत्रैव प्रियते शिशु:,भारत! पंद्रह वर्षोतक वह कीड़ेकी योनिमें रहता है। फिर गर्भमें आकर वहीं गर्भस्थ शिशुकी दशामें ही मर जाता है
kṛmir bhavati varṣāṇi daśa pañca ca bhārata | tato garbhaṃ samāsādya tatraiva mriyate śiśuḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : « Ô Bhārata, on devient ver durant dix et cinq années. Ensuite, ayant pénétré dans une matrice, l’être y meurt sur-le-champ, alors qu’il n’est encore qu’un enfant non né. »
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions have long-reaching karmic consequences: grave wrongdoing can lead to prolonged, painful, and degrading rebirths, even ending in death before a full human life begins—therefore one should adhere to dharma and self-restraint.
Yudhiṣṭhira describes a sequence of unfortunate rebirths—first as a worm for fifteen years, then entry into a womb, and death while still an unborn child—illustrating the severity of karmic retribution discussed in this section of Anuśāsana Parva.