Shloka 145

कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity

Devanagari script

न हि प्राणै: प्रियतमं लोके किंचन विद्यते । तस्मात्‌ प्राणिदया कार्या यथा55त्मनि तथा परे ।।

Transliteration

na hi prāṇaiḥ priyatamaṃ loke kiṃcana vidyate | tasmāt prāṇi-dayā kāryā yathātmani tathā pare ||

Translation

«В этом мире нет ничего дороже собственного дыхания жизни. Потому следует практиковать сострадание ко всем живым: как человек желает себе доброты и защиты, так же должен даровать это другим.»

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• प्राणैः: by/than lives (vital breaths)
• प्राणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रियतमम्: most dear
• प्रियतमम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियतम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• किंचन: anything (at all)
• किंचन: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किंचन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• प्राणिदया: compassion toward living beings
• प्राणिदया: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिदया
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कार्या: to be done/should be practiced
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (कृ + यत्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आत्मनि: in oneself/toward oneself
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तथा: so/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• परे: in another/in others
• परे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmaheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)
• prāṇa (life-breath)
• prāṇin (living beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Because life is the dearest possession for every being, one should practice compassion and avoid harming others, treating another’s life as one treats one’s own.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Uma–Maheśvara dialogue within the Anuśāsana Parva’s teachings on dharma, Maheśvara states a general ethical principle—compassion grounded in the value of life—supporting broader discussions such as non-violence and moral conduct.