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Shloka 30

Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption

ततो गर्भ: सम्भवति श्लेषात्‌ स्त्रीपुंसयोर्नूप । एतत्‌ ते सर्वमाख्यातं भूय: कि श्रोतुमिच्छसि

tato garbhaḥ sambhavati śleṣāt strīpuṃsayor nṛpa | etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ bhūyaḥ kiṃ śrotum icchasi rājān ||

ततो गर्भः सम्भवति श्लेषात् स्त्रीपुंसयोर्नृप। एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं भूयः किं श्रोतुमिच्छसि॥

ततःthen/from that
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formindeclinable (ablatival adverb)
गर्भःembryo, fetus
गर्भः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सम्भवतिarises, comes into being
सम्भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-भू
Formpresent tense (laṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular
श्लेषात्from contact/union
श्लेषात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootश्लेष
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
स्त्रीपुंसयोःof woman and man
स्त्रीपुंसयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्रीपुंस्
Formdual (pair), genitive, dual
नूपO Nūpa (vocative address)
नूप:
TypeNoun
Rootनूप
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
एतत्this (whole matter)
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formdative, singular
सर्वम्all, entire
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formneuter, accusative, singular
आख्यातम्told, explained
आख्यातम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ख्या
Formpast passive participle (kta), neuter, nominative/accusative, singular
भूयःagain, further
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
Formindeclinable (adverb)
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
श्रोतुम्to hear
श्रोतुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Forminfinitive (tumun)
इच्छसिyou wish/desire
इच्छसि:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
Formpresent tense (laṭ), parasmaipada, 2nd person, singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
K
king (addressed as nṛpa/rājān)
G
garbha (embryo)

Educational Q&A

Conception is described as arising from the physical union of woman and man; the speaker also signals that the explanation is complete and invites further questions, reflecting a structured, inquiry-based teaching style.

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a king and concludes an explanation about how the embryo forms, then asks what additional topic the listener wishes to hear next.