Shloka 72
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
सस्यस्यान्यस्य हर्ता च मोहाज्जन्तुरचेतन: । स जायते महाराज मूषिको निरपत्रप:
sasyasyānyasya hartā ca mohāj jantur acetanaḥ | sa jāyate mahārāja mūṣiko nirapatrapaḥ ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「おお大王よ、迷妄により心が鈍り、恥を捨てて穀物や諸々の産物を盗む者は、死後、鼠として生まれ、天性として恥知らずとなる。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Stealing essential produce under the sway of delusion is adharma; when shame and discernment are abandoned, the karmic result is a degraded rebirth—here, as a mouse—symbolizing furtiveness and shameless taking.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a ‘great king’ while discussing ethical consequences of actions. He states a specific karmic फल (result): one who steals grain and similar goods due to मोह (delusion) is reborn as a mūṣika (mouse).