Shloka 3

मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite

Devanagari script

ब॒हस्पतिर्वाच कृत्वा पापानि कर्माणि अधर्मवशमागत: । मनसा विपरीतेन निरयं प्रतिपद्यते,बृहस्पतिजीने कहा--राजन्‌! जो मनुष्य पापकर्म करके अधर्मके वशीभूत हो जाता है, उसका मन धर्मके विपरीत मार्गमें जाने लगता है; इसलिये वह नरकमें गिरता है

Transliteration

Bṛhaspatir uvāca: kṛtvā pāpāni karmāṇi adharmavaśam āgataḥ | manasā viparītena nirayaṁ pratipadyate ||

Translation

बृहस्पतिरुवाच—अधर्मवशमागतः पापानि कर्माणि कृत्वा मनसा विपरीतेन निरयं प्रतिपद्यते।

Word by Word

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• पापानि: sinful/evil
• पापानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कर्माणि: deeds/actions
• कर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अधर्मवशम्: under the control of adharma (unrighteousness)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्मवश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आगतः: having come/entered; having become
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मनसा: by/with the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विपरीतेन: by a contrary/perverse (mind)
• विपरीतेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• निरयम्: hell
• निरयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिपद्यते: attains/enters; falls into
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-पद्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

युधिछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• niraya