Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 50
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
कृमिभावाद् विमुक्तस्तु ततो जायति गर्दभ: । गर्दभ: पञ्च वर्षाणि पज्च वर्षाणि सूकर:
kṛmibhāvād vimuktas tu tato jāyati gardabhaḥ | gardabhaḥ pañca varṣāṇi pañca varṣāṇi sūkaraḥ ||
ຢຸທິສຖິຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເມື່ອພົ້ນຈາກສະພາບເປັນໜອນແລ້ວ ຈຶ່ງເກີດເປັນລາ. ລາຢູ່ໄດ້ຫ້າປີ ແລ້ວຕໍ່ມາ ເປັນໝູອີກຫ້າປີ».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys a karmic-moral lesson: actions can lead to degraded births, and embodied states may follow a sequence over time, emphasizing ethical responsibility and the long arc of consequences.
Yudhiṣṭhira is speaking within a didactic discussion on dharma and karmic results, describing a progression of rebirth from a worm to a donkey and then to a pig, each for a specified duration.