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Shloka 100

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

सर्वे विकृतदेहाश्चाप्यस्मिन्‌ देशे सुदारुणे । युष्मान्‌ प्रधर्षयिष्यन्ति विकृता मांसभोजिन:,इस भयंकर प्रदेशमें रहनेवाले सभी प्राणी विकराल शरीरके हैं। ये सबके सब मांस खानेवाले और विकृत अंगवाले हैं। वे तुमलोगोंको धर दबायेंगे

sarve vikṛtadehāś cāpy asmin deśe sudāruṇe | yuṣmān pradharṣayiṣyanti vikṛtā māṁsabhōjinaḥ ||

இந்த மிகக் கொடிய நாட்டில் உள்ள எல்லா உயிர்களும் விகாரமான உடல்களைக் கொண்டவை; அவை மாமிசம் உண்ணும், சிதைந்த அங்கங்களுடையவை—உங்களைத் தாக்கி அடக்கிப் பிடித்துவிடும்।

सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विकृतदेहाःhaving deformed bodies
विकृतदेहाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविकृतदेह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
देशेregion/place
देशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सुदारुणेvery dreadful/terrible
सुदारुणे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदारुण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
युष्मान्you (all)
युष्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Plural
प्रधर्षयिष्यन्तिwill attack/assail/overpower
प्रधर्षयिष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-धर्ष्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
विकृताःdeformed/monstrous
विकृताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविकृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मांसभोजिनःmeat-eaters
मांसभोजिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमांसभोजिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

गृध्र उवाच

G
gṛdhra (vulture)
D
deśa (this dreadful region)
M
māṁsabhōjinaḥ prāṇinaḥ (flesh-eating beings/creatures)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores prudence and discernment: entering a place dominated by हिंसा (violence) and predatory beings invites harm. Ethically, it suggests that environments shaped by adharma endanger the weak and demand caution, restraint, and wise counsel.

A vulture speaks as a warning voice, describing the terrifying nature of the region: its inhabitants are grotesque, flesh-eating creatures who will attack and overpower the addressed group. The line functions as an urgent caution against proceeding unprepared.