Shloka 10

Account of the Ripening of Karma

Childlessness, Offspring, and Remedial Dharma

Devanagari script

पूर्वजन्मनि या नारी परबालकघातनम् । करोति कपटेनैव बालहीना भवेद्ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

pūrvajanmani yā nārī parabālakaghātanam | karoti kapaṭenaiva bālahīnā bhaveddhruvam

Translation

ယခင်ဘဝ၌ လှည့်ဖြားကာ အခြားသူ၏ ကလေးကို သတ်ဖြတ်စေသူ မိန်းမသည် မလွဲမသွေ သားသမီးမရှိသူ ဖြစ်လာမည်။

Word by Word

• पूर्वजन्मनि: in a former birth
• पूर्वजन्मनि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व-जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (in a former birth)

• या: who (woman)
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परबालकघातनम्: killing another’s child
• परबालकघातनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-बालक-घातन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (killing of another’s child)

• करोति: does/commits
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कपटेन: by deceit
• कपटेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (by deceit)

• एव: indeed
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• बालहीना: without children
• बालहीना: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल-हीन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: certainly)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within the chapter context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कपटेनैव→कपटेन+एव; भवेद्ध्रुवम्→भवेत्+ध्रुवम्.

FAQs

What ethical lesson does this verse teach?

It teaches that deceitful violence—especially against the vulnerable—creates severe karmic consequences, returning as personal suffering in a future birth.

How does this verse relate to the doctrine of karma and rebirth?

It presents a cause-and-effect link across lifetimes: an intentional harmful act in a prior birth ripens into a corresponding loss in a later birth.

Does this verse specifically promote any sectarian (Vaishnava/Shaiva) theology?

No. The verse is primarily ethical and karmic in focus, emphasizing moral conduct rather than a sectarian doctrinal point.