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Shloka 54

Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption

मनसापि गुरोर्भार्या यः शिष्यो याति पापकृत्‌ । स उग्रान्‌ प्रैति संसारानधर्मेणेह चेतसा

manasāpi guror bhāryāṁ yaḥ śiṣyo yāti pāpakṛt | sa ugrān praiti saṁsārān adharmeṇeha cetasā ||

യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ പറഞ്ഞു— പാപം ചെയ്യുന്ന ശിഷ്യൻ മനസ്സിലുപോലും ഗുരുപത്നിയിലേക്കു തിരിയുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, ആ അധർമ്മചിന്തയുടെ ഫലമായി ഇഹലോകത്തിൽ തന്നെ അവൻ ഭയാനകമായ സംസാരചക്രങ്ങളിൽ പതിക്കുന്നു; ഭീതിജനകമായ യോനികൾ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

मनसाby the mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
गुरोःof the teacher
गुरोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भार्याwife
भार्या:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिष्यःdisciple
शिष्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिष्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यातिgoes/approaches
याति:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormPresent, Indicative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
पापकृत्sin-doing, wicked
पापकृत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपापकृत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उग्रान्terrible
उग्रान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रैतिgoes to, attains
प्रैति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + इ
FormPresent, Indicative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
संसारान्states of transmigration / births
संसारान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंसार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अधर्मेणby unrighteousness
अधर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
इहhere (in this world)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
चेतसाwith the mind/intent
चेतसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचेतस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
G
guru (teacher)
G
guru’s wife
Ś
śiṣya (disciple)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that ethical transgression begins at the level of intention: even mentally entertaining desire toward one’s teacher’s wife violates dharma and generates grave karmic consequences.

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on conduct and dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira states a strict rule of guru-śiṣya propriety: a disciple who even contemplates intimacy with the guru’s wife is deemed sinful and destined for harsh rebirths.