Shloka 32
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
त्रातारं नाधिगच्छन्ति रौद्रा: प्राणिविहिंसका: । उद्वेजनीया भूतानां यथा व्यालमृगास्तथा
trātāraṃ nādhigacchanti raudrāḥ prāṇivihiṃsakāḥ | udvejanīyā bhūtānāṃ yathā vyālamṛgās tathā ||
Bhishma dit : «Les cruels qui font du mal aux êtres vivants ne trouvent point de protecteur. Comme les bêtes sauvages deviennent pour les créatures un objet de crainte, ainsi ceux qui blessent la vie deviennent (dans l’au-delà) une cause de terreur pour tous les êtres, et eux-mêmes ne trouvent ni refuge ni gardien.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One who harms living beings becomes fearsome to others and, by the moral law of karma, loses the possibility of protection or refuge; cruelty ultimately leaves a person unsupported.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he warns about the ethical and karmic fallout of violence toward creatures, using the analogy of wild beasts that inspire fear and receive no protection.