Shloka 59
यो हन्याद्विमदं मत्तं सुप्तं मग्नं भयातुरम् । तावकोऽहं ब्रुवाणं च स व्रजत्यधमां गतिम्
yo hanyādvimadaṃ mattaṃ suptaṃ magnaṃ bhayāturam | tāvako'haṃ bruvāṇaṃ ca sa vrajatyadhamāṃ gatim
Siapa pun yang membunuh orang yang tak bersenjata (sadar), atau yang mabuk, atau yang tidur, atau yang tenggelam, atau yang dilanda ketakutan—juga yang berkata, “Aku milikmu” (memohon perlindungan)—ia jatuh ke keadaan paling hina.
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Concept: Harming the defenseless—unarmed, intoxicated, asleep, drowning, fear-stricken, or surrendered—incurs severe karmic downfall.
Application: Refuse ‘cheap wins’: do not exploit impaired, vulnerable, or dependent people; build strength without predation; practice protective leadership.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stark moral vision overlays the battlefield: shadowy forms of the ‘lowest realms’ yawn beneath the feet of a warrior poised to strike the helpless. Above, a luminous dharma-scale appears, tipping toward darkness when the surrendered is harmed, warning of karmic descent.","primary_figures":["a warrior about to strike","a surrendered figure with folded hands","person drowning at river edge (symbolic vignette)","a spectral dharma-personification or sage-voice"],"setting":"Battlefield dissolving into a symbolic underworld chasm; vignettes of the vulnerable—sleeping, intoxicated, drowning—arrayed like moral exemplars.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["charcoal black","ashen white","blood maroon","cold violet","pale gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic moral allegory—central warrior halted by a radiant dharma-emblem; gold leaf used for the warning aura and cosmic scales; beneath, stylized dark underworld opening with ornate borders; rich reds and greens contrasted with deep blacks; expressive faces showing fear and remorse.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: narrative panel with multiple small scenes—sleeping soldier, intoxicated man, drowning figure, surrendered supplicant—each delicately painted; a thin, misty underworld band at the bottom; restrained palette with cool night tones and a fine golden line indicating dharma’s boundary.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and symbolic composition—underworld as a dark semicircle below, dharma aura above; figures with large eyes conveying warning; red/yellow/green pigments with black dominance for the ‘adhamā gati’ zone.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: transform warning into devotional ethics—central refuge-seeker framed by lotus medallions; border panels depict the five vulnerable states; deep indigo ground with gold motifs; subtle shankha-chakra patterns indicating Viṣṇu’s protective law."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low thunder","conch blast","sudden hush","distant lament","echoing drum"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हन्यात्+विमदम् → हन्याद्विमदम्; तावकः+अहम् → तावकोऽहम् (अ+अ → ओऽ); भयातुरम् = भय+आतुरम् (तत्पुरुष).
FAQs
It condemns violence against the helpless—those asleep, intoxicated, drowning, or terrified—and especially against a person who explicitly seeks protection or surrender.
It means “one who says ‘I am yours’,” i.e., a person placing themselves under another’s protection; harming such a surrendered person is treated as a grave sin.
The verse states that the killer “goes to the lowest destination” (adhamā gati), implying severe karmic and moral downfall.