Shloka 45
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
न चापि विक्षिपेत् पादौ पादं पादेन नाक्रमेत् ।
मर्माभिघातमाक्रोशं पैशुन्यञ्च विवर्जयेत् ॥
na cāpi vikṣipet pādau pādaṃ pādena nākramet |
marmābhighātam ākrośaṃ paiśunyañ ca vivarjayet ||
On ne doit ni se balancer ni jeter les pieds, ni poser un pied sur l’autre avec irrévérence. Il faut éviter de frapper les points vitaux, de crier des injures et de rapporter des propos avec malveillance.
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FAQs
The verse links manners to non-violence: disrespectful bodily habits often accompany disrespectful speech, and both can culminate in harm (injury, abuse, slander).
Ācāra-dharma; not pañcalakṣaṇa narrative.
Avoiding marma-injury is also symbolic: do not ‘strike’ another’s vulnerable inner points through words (ākrośa, paiśunya), which can be subtler violence than physical blows.