Shloka 12

Jāpakānāṃ Gatiḥ — The Destinies of Japa-Practitioners (Śānti Parva 12.190)

Devanagari script

अहिंस्र: सर्वभूतानां मैत्रायणगतश्चरेत्‌

Transliteration

ahiṁsraḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ maitrāyaṇagataś caret

Translation

Bharadvāja berkata: Hendaklah seseorang hidup tanpa kekerasan terhadap mana-mana makhluk dan bergaul dengan semangat persahabatan terhadap semua. Dengan meninggalkan keterikatan yang bersifat memiliki dan kelekatan kepada isteri, anak, dan seumpamanya, hendaklah ia, dengan daya kebijaksanaan yang menimbang, menundukkan pancaindera dan mencapai keadaan yang tanpa takut dan tanpa duka, baik di dunia ini mahupun di alam kemudian.

Word by Word

• अहिंस्रः: non-violent
• अहिंस्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• मैत्रायणगतः: having entered into friendliness; disposed to friendship
• मैत्रायणगतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मैत्रायणगत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चरेत्: should conduct oneself / should behave
• चरेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvaja
• sarvabhūta (all beings)
• strī (wife)
• putra (son)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Practice non-violence and universal friendliness, relinquish possessive attachment to family ties, and use discernment to master the senses; this leads to a fearless, grief-free condition in both present life and afterlife.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation-oriented conduct, Bharadvaja articulates a discipline of ahiṁsā, maitrī, detachment, and sense-restraint as the practical path to inner security and freedom from sorrow.