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 ||
Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Hỡi Bhārata, một kẻ trở thành loài giun trong mười và năm năm. Sau đó, khi đã nhập vào một bào thai, nó chết ngay tại đó, vẫn còn trong thân phận đứa trẻ chưa chào đời.”
युधिछिर उवाच
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.