Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तथा कामकृतं नास्य विहिंसैवानुकर्षति । इत्याहुर्ब्रह्मशास्त्रज्ञा ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्म॒वादिन:,अनजानमें जो हिंसा हो जाती है उसे अहिंसा-व्रतका पालन दूर कर देता है। ब्रह्मवादी ब्राह्मण शास्त्रकी आज्ञाके अनुसार ऐसा ही कहते हैं; किंतु स्वेच्छासे किये हुए हिंसामय पापकर्मको अहिंसाका व्रत भी दूर नहीं कर सकता। ऐसा वेदशास्त्रोंके ज्ञाता, वेदका उपदेश देनेवाले ब्राह्मणोंका कथन है

Transliteration

tathā kāmakṛtaṃ nāsya vihiṃsaivānukarṣati | ity āhur brahmaśāstrajñā brāhmaṇā brahmavādinaḥ ||

Translation

Do mesmo modo, o voto de ahiṃsā não afasta nem apaga a violência cometida deliberadamente por desejo. Assim o afirmam os brâmanes conhecedores dos śāstra de Brahman, expositores do ensinamento sagrado.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in the same way

कामकृतम्done intentionally / out of desire

नnot

अस्यof this (person/thing)

विहिंसाinjury, violence

एवindeed, only

अनुकर्षतिdraws along, drags, entails

इतिthus (quotative)

आहुःthey say

ब्रह्मशास्त्रज्ञाःknowers of Brahma-scripture / sacred doctrine

ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins

ब्रह्मवादिनःexpounders of Brahman / Vedic speakers

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Parāśara

brāhmaṇāḥ (Brahmin sages/teachers)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Moral responsibility hinges on intention: accidental or unknowing harm may be mitigated through sincere observance of ahiṃsā and restraint, but violence committed knowingly and driven by desire is not erased merely by adopting a non-violence vow; it requires deeper accountability and appropriate expiation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Parāśara is presenting a dharma-judgment grounded in Brahmanical scriptural authority, citing what learned Brahmin teachers say about how vows and ethical disciplines relate to the consequences of violence—distinguishing inadvertent harm from deliberate, desire-motivated injury.