Shloka 6

अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः

Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning

Devanagari script

कृपणाश्रुपरिक्लेदो दहेन्मां शाश्वती: समा: । तेभ्यो5हं बलवद्‌ भीता शरणं त्वामुपागता

Transliteration

kṛpaṇāśruparikledo dahen māṃ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ | tebhyo 'haṃ balavad bhītā śaraṇaṃ tvām upāgatā ||

Translation

ଦୀନ-ଦୁଃଖୀମାନଙ୍କ ଚକ୍ଷୁରୁ ବହୁଥିବା ଅଶ୍ରୁର ସିକ୍ତତା—ଯାହା ତାଙ୍କର କପୋଳ ଓ ବକ୍ଷସ୍ଥଳକୁ ଭିଜାଇଦେବ—ମୋତେ ଅନନ୍ତ ବର୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦହିବ। ସେହି ପରିଣାମରୁ ମୁଁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଭୟଭୀତ; ତେଣୁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଶରଣକୁ ଆସିଛି।

Word by Word

• कृपणाश्रुपरिक्लेदः: the wetting/soaking by the tears of the wretched
• कृपणाश्रुपरिक्लेदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपण- + अश्रु- + परिक्लेद-
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दहेत्: would burn / might burn
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• शाश्वतीः: eternal, lasting
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• समाः: years
• समाः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• तेभ्यः: from them
• तेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: —, Ablative, Plural

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• बलवत्: strongly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बलवत्

• भीता: afraid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु) → भीत (क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• उपागता: having come / having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (धातु) → उपागत (क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, — (past participle used predicatively)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Harm done to the helpless has enduring moral consequences: the suffering of the vulnerable (symbolized by their tears) becomes a lasting source of torment for the wrongdoer. Therefore one should practice compassion and seek protection in dharma rather than exploit the weak.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada, speaking to an addressed protector/authority, expresses intense fear of the karmic and ethical fallout arising from the tears of afflicted people. Because of that fear, Nārada declares having approached the listener for refuge and guidance.