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Shloka 96

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

कृमिर्भवति वर्षाणि दश पठ्च च भारत । ततो गर्भ समासाद्य तत्रैव प्रियते शिशु:,भारत! पंद्रह वर्षोतक वह कीड़ेकी योनिमें रहता है। फिर गर्भमें आकर वहीं गर्भस्थ शिशुकी दशामें ही मर जाता है

kṛmir bhavati varṣāṇi daśa pañca ca bhārata | tato garbhaṃ samāsādya tatraiva mriyate śiśuḥ ||

ఓ భారతా! అతడు పది మరియు ఐదు—మొత్తం పదిహేను సంవత్సరాలు కీటకంగా ఉంటాడు. ఆ తరువాత గర్భంలో ప్రవేశించి, అక్కడే గర్భస్థ శిశువు స్థితిలోనే మరణిస్తాడు.

कृमिःa worm
कृमिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृमि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिbecomes / is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
वर्षाणिyears
वर्षाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
दशten
दश:
TypeAdjective
Rootदशन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ततःthen / thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
गर्भम्the womb / embryo-state
गर्भम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समासाद्यhaving reached / having attained
समासाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-√सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
म्रियतेdies
म्रियते:
TypeVerb
Root√मृ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
शिशुःthe infant (fetus/child)
शिशुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
B
Bhārata

Educational Q&A

Actions have long-reaching karmic consequences: grave wrongdoing can lead to prolonged, painful, and degrading rebirths, even ending in death before a full human life begins—therefore one should adhere to dharma and self-restraint.

Yudhiṣṭhira describes a sequence of unfortunate rebirths—first as a worm for fifteen years, then entry into a womb, and death while still an unborn child—illustrating the severity of karmic retribution discussed in this section of Anuśāsana Parva.