Shloka 12

Jāpakānāṃ Gatiḥ — The Destinies of Japa-Practitioners (Śānti Parva 12.190)

Devanagari script

अहिंस्र: सर्वभूतानां मैत्रायणगतश्चरेत्‌

Transliteration

ahiṁsraḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ maitrāyaṇagataś caret

Translation

Bharadvāja dit : Il faut vivre sans violence envers aucun être et se conduire envers tous dans un esprit d’amitié. Renonçant à l’attachement possessif et à l’agrippement à l’épouse, au fils et aux semblables, il faut, par la force du discernement, maîtriser les sens et atteindre cet état sans crainte et sans chagrin, ici-bas comme dans l’au-delà.

Word by Word

• अहिंस्रः: non-violent
• अहिंस्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• मैत्रायणगतः: having entered into friendliness; disposed to friendship
• मैत्रायणगतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मैत्रायणगत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चरेत्: should conduct oneself / should behave
• चरेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvaja
• sarvabhūta (all beings)
• strī (wife)
• putra (son)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Practice non-violence and universal friendliness, relinquish possessive attachment to family ties, and use discernment to master the senses; this leads to a fearless, grief-free condition in both present life and afterlife.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation-oriented conduct, Bharadvaja articulates a discipline of ahiṁsā, maitrī, detachment, and sense-restraint as the practical path to inner security and freedom from sorrow.