Shloka 97
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
ततो गर्भशतैर्जन्तुर्बहुभि: सम्प्रपद्यते । संसारांश्व बहून् गत्वा ततस्तिर्यक्षु जायते
tato garbhaśatair jantur bahubhiḥ samprapadyate | saṃsārāṃś ca bahūn gatvā tatas tiryakṣu jāyate ||
そののち、身を帯びた衆生は幾百もの胎内を巡り、懐胎の苦難を幾度も受ける。世の輪廻（サンサーラ）を数多くさまよい、再三再四生を受けた末に、ついには畜生の類――人ならぬ種として生まれるのである。
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that repeated births and the suffering of gestation are consequences of continued bondage to saṃsāra; unethical or ignorant conduct can prolong this wandering and culminate in lower, animal births, whereas dharma aims to break the cycle.
Yudhiṣṭhira is speaking within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and the fruits of actions, describing the jīva’s long journey through many wombs and its possible descent into animal embodiment after extensive transmigration.