Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 66
Dvaipāyana–Kīṭa Saṃvāda: Karmic Memory, Fear of Death, and Embodied Pleasure
Devanagari script
एवं लोकेष्वहिंसा तु निर्दिष्टा धर्मत: पुरा । जैसे हाथीके पैरके चिह्ममें सभी पदगामी प्राणियोंके पदचिह्न समा जाते हैं
Translation
ଏହିପରି ପୂର୍ବକାଳରେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଧର୍ମତଃ ଅହିଂସାର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ହୋଇଛି—ଯେପରି ହାତୀର ପଦଚିହ୍ନରେ ସମସ୍ତ ପଦଚାରୀ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କ ପଦଚିହ୍ନ ସମାଇଯାଏ, ସେପରି ଅହିଂସା-ଧର୍ମରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଧର୍ମର ସମାବେଶ ଅଛି ବୋଲି ମନାଯାଏ।
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
लोकेषुin the worlds / among people
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अहिंसाnon-violence
अहिंसा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहिंसा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तुindeed, but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
निर्दिष्टाhas been prescribed/indicated
निर्दिष्टा:
TypeVerb
Rootनिर्दिश्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular, passive/resultative
धर्मतःaccording to dharma; on the basis of dharma
धर्मतः:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Ablative (adverbial usage), Singular
पुराformerly, in ancient times
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes