Shloka 17

अध्वर्यु–यति संवादः

Adhvaryu–Yati Dialogue on Svabhāva, Ahiṃsā, and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

अहिंसेति प्रतिज्ञेयं यदि वक्ष्याम्यत: परम्‌ | शक्यं बहुविध॑ कर्तु भवता कार्यदूषणम्‌

Transliteration

ahiṃseti pratijñeyaṃ yadi vakṣyāmy ataḥ param | śakyaṃ bahuvidhaṃ kartuṃ bhavatā kāryadūṣaṇam ||

Translation

ଏହା ପରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଯଦି ମୁଁ କିଛି କହିବି, ତେବେ ଏତିକି—ସମସ୍ତେ ଦୃଢ ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା କରନ୍ତୁ: ‘ମୁଁ ଅହିଂସା-ଧର୍ମ ପାଳନ କରିବି।’ ନହେଲେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟଦ୍ୱାରା ନାନା ପ୍ରକାର କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟଦୋଷ ସଂପାଦିତ ହୋଇପାରେ।

Word by Word

• अहिंसा: non-violence
• अहिंसा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिंसा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रतिज्ञेयम्: to be vowed / should be pledged
• प्रतिज्ञेयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिज्ञेय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• वक्ष्यामि: I will say
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अतः: thereafter / from here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• परम्: further / beyond
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर

• शक्यम्: possible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• बहुविधम्: of many kinds
• बहुविधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्तुम्: to do / to make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कार्यदूषणम्: fault/defect in action; wrongdoing
• कार्यदूषणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्यदूषण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (Brahmin speaker)
• अहिंसा (non-violence, as a vowed principle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse urges adopting a clear vow of ahiṃsā (non-violence) as a guiding dharma; without such restraint, one’s actions can easily generate multiple kinds of moral faults (kārya-dūṣaṇa).

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin speaker offers counsel: if he must add anything further, it is to recommend a solemn commitment to non-violence, warning that otherwise the listener’s conduct may lead to many blemishes in action and duty.