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 ||
足を揺らしたり投げ出したりしてはならず、また不敬にも片足を他方の足の上に載せてはならない。急所を打つこと、罵声を張り上げること、悪意ある告げ口を避けるべきである。
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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.