Shloka 163
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
Devanagari script
धर्म एको मनुष्याणां सहाय: पारलौकिक: । इसलिये विद्वान् पुरुषको चाहिये कि न्यायसे प्राप्त हुए धनके द्वारा धर्मका अनुष्ठान करे। एकमात्र धर्म ही परलोकमें मनुष्योंका सहायक है
Transliteration
dharma eko manuṣyāṇāṃ sahāyaḥ pāralaukikaḥ | tasmād vidvān puruṣo nyāyena prāpta-dhanena dharmam anuṣṭhātum arhati | ekamātraḥ dharma eva paraloke manuṣyāṇāṃ sahāyaḥ |
Translation
ในโลกหน้า ธรรมะเท่านั้นเป็นสหายผู้ช่วยเหลือของมนุษย์
Word by Word
धर्मःdharma, righteousness
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एकःone, alone
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मनुष्याणाम्of men, of human beings
मनुष्याणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सहायःhelper, support
सहायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहाय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पारलौकिकःbelonging to the next world, otherworldly
पारलौकिकः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपारलौकिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
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