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Shloka 16

Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda

Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni

सर्वे वेदा न तत्‌ कुर्यु: सर्वे यज्ञाश्न भारत | यो भक्षयित्वा मांसानि पश्चादपि निवर्तते,भारत! जो पहले मांस खाता रहा हो और पीछे उसका सर्वथा परित्याग कर दे, उसको जिस पुण्यकी प्राप्ति होती है, उसे सम्पूर्ण वेद और यज्ञ भी नहीं प्राप्त करा सकते

sarve vedā na tat kuryuḥ sarve yajñāś ca bhārata | yo bhakṣayitvā māṃsāni paścād api nivartate ||

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า—โอ ภารตะ! แม้พระเวททั้งปวงและยัญพิธีทั้งปวง ก็ไม่อาจประทานบุญกุศลเทียบเท่าบุญของผู้ที่เคยบริโภคเนื้อสัตว์มาก่อน แล้วภายหลังหวนกลับและละทิ้งเสียโดยสิ้นเชิงได้

सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वेदाःVedas
वेदाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तत्that (result/merit)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुर्युःcould/should accomplish
कुर्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यज्ञाःsacrifices
यज्ञाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भक्षयित्वाhaving eaten
भक्षयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभक्ष्
FormAbsolutive (Tumun/Lyap), Parasmaipada (usage)
मांसानिmeats/flesh
मांसानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमांस
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
पश्चात्afterwards
पश्चात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात्
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
निवर्ततेdesists/turns back (refrains)
निवर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-वृत्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
B
Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

Ethical transformation is paramount: a person who genuinely renounces meat after previously consuming it gains a merit so great that it is said to surpass what could be obtained through the cumulative performance of Vedic study and sacrificial rituals. Conduct and restraint are valued above mere ritual quantity.

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he highlights the spiritual significance of turning away from harmful habits—especially violence implied in meat consumption—presenting renunciation as a powerful act of moral return.