Shloka 86
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
Devanagari script
वायस: शतवर्षाणि ततो जायति कुक्कुट: । जायते व्यालकश्चापि मासं तस्मात् तु मानुष:,सौ वर्षोतक कौएके शरीरमें रहकर वह मुर्गा होता है। उसके बाद एक मासतक सर्प रहता है। तत्पश्चात् मनुष्यका जन्म पाता है
Transliteration
vāyasaḥ śatavarṣāṇi tato jāyate kukkuṭaḥ | jāyate vyālakaś cāpi māsaṃ tasmāt tu mānuṣaḥ ||
Translation
युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—तो शंभर वर्षे कावळ्याच्या योनीत राहतो; नंतर कोंबडा होतो. पुढे एक महिना सर्पयोनीतही राहतो; त्यानंतर पुन्हा मनुष्यजन्म मिळतो.
Word by Word
वायसःcrow
वायसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शतवर्षाणिa hundred years
शतवर्षाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशतवर्ष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
ततःthen/from that
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
जायतिis born/comes to be
जायति:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
कुक्कुटःcock/rooster
कुक्कुटः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुक्कुट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जायतेis born
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
व्यालकःserpent (a kind of snake)
व्यालकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यालक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
मासम्for a month
मासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तस्मात्from that/thereafter
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतस्मद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
मानुषःa human (man)
मानुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraC
crow (vāyasa)C
cock/rooster (kukkuṭa)S
serpent/snake (vyālaka)H
human being (mānuṣa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes