Shloka 62
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
Devanagari script
मातापितरावाक़ुश्य सारिक: सम्प्रजायते । ताडयित्वा तु तावेव जायते कच्छपो नृूप
Transliteration
mātāpitarāv ākruśya śārikaḥ samprajāyate | tāḍayitvā tu tāv eva jāyate kacchapo nṛpa ||
Translation
युधिष्ठिर बोले—जो मनुष्य माता-पिता की निन्दा करता है या उन्हें गाली देता है, वह अगले जन्म में मैना होता है। नरेश्वर! जो उन्हीं माता-पिता को मारता है, वह कछुआ बनता है।
Word by Word
मातापितरौmother and father (parents)
मातापितरौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ + पितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
आकुश्यhaving abused
आकुश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + कुश्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having abused/insulted
सारिकःa myna (bird)
सारिकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसारिका
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सम्प्रजायतेis born / comes to be born
सम्प्रजायते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + प्र + जन्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
ताडयित्वाhaving beaten
ताडयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootताड्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), having struck/beaten
तुbut/and (emphatic)
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तौthose two (them)
तौ:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
जायतेis born
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
कच्छपःa tortoise
कच्छपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकच्छप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraN
nṛpa (king, addressee)M
mātā (mother)P
pitā (father)Ś
śārika (myna-bird)K
kacchapa (tortoise)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes