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Shloka 15

Karma-Phala Rahasya and the Ethics of Dāna (कर्मफल-रहस्यं दानधर्मश्च)

रूपमैश्वर्यमारोग्यमहिंसाफलम श्षुते । फलमूलाशिनो राज्यं स्वर्ग: पर्णाशिनां भवेत्‌

rūpam aiśvaryam ārogyam ahiṁsā-phalam aśnute | phala-mūlāśino rājyaṁ svargaḥ parṇāśināṁ bhavet ||

Bhīṣma nói: Nhờ bất bạo lực (ahiṁsā), người ta đạt được quả báo là dung mạo đẹp đẽ, phú quý và sức khỏe. Kẻ sống bằng trái và rễ thì được quyền uy, kẻ chỉ nhai lá mà sống thì được lên cõi trời. Vì vậy, sự tự chế có kỷ luật, và nhất là ahiṁsā, được ca ngợi như những pháp hành đạo đức đầy uy lực, đem lại cả an lạc thế gian lẫn phần thưởng tâm linh cao thượng.

रूपम्beauty, form
रूपम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ऐश्वर्यम्prosperity, lordship
ऐश्वर्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऐश्वर्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आरोग्यम्health
आरोग्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआरोग्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अहिंसाnon-violence
अहिंसा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहिंसा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
फलम्fruit, result
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अश्नुतेobtains, enjoys
अश्नुते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअश्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
फलमूलाशिनःof one who eats fruits and roots
फलमूलाशिनः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootफलमूलाशिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
राज्यम्kingdom, sovereignty
राज्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
स्वर्गःheaven
स्वर्गः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पर्णाशिनाम्of those who eat leaves
पर्णाशिनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्णाशिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
भवेत्would be, comes to be
भवेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
S
Svarga
R
Rajya

Educational Q&A

Ahiṁsā (non-violence) is presented as a supremely fruitful discipline, yielding tangible benefits like health and prosperity, while graded ascetic restraints (living on fruits/roots or on leaves) are linked to correspondingly higher rewards such as sovereignty and heaven.

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma by listing the results (phala) of ethical conduct and ascetic practices, emphasizing the exceptional potency of non-violence.