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Shloka 12

कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः

Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma

यद्‌ यच्च कुरुते कर्म शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम्‌ | पूर्वदेहकृतं सर्वमवश्यमुपभुज्यते,मनुष्य शुभ अथवा अशुभ जो-जो कर्म करता है, पूर्व-जन्मके शरीरसे किये गये उन सब कर्मोंका फल उसे अवश्य भोगना पड़ता है

yad yac ca kurute karma śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham | pūrvadeha-kṛtaṃ sarvam avaśyam upabhujyate ||

Vị Bà-la-môn nói: Dù người ta làm việc gì—thiện hay bất thiện—ắt phải thọ nhận quả báo của nó; bởi tất cả đều là những nghiệp đã do chính người ấy tạo trong một thân trước. Câu kệ nêu rõ nhân quả đạo đức: điều ta gặp nay không phải ngẫu nhiên, mà là sự chín muồi của hành vi xưa, khiến người đời phải biết dè dặt và chịu trách nhiệm.

यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यत्whatever
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कुरुतेdoes, performs
कुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular
कर्मaction, deed
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शुभम्good, auspicious
शुभम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अशुभम्bad, inauspicious
अशुभम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअशुभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पूर्वदेहकृतम्done in a former body (previous life)
पूर्वदेहकृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्वदेहकृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अवश्यम्necessarily, certainly
अवश्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअवश्यम्
उपभुज्यतेis experienced/enjoyed (as result)
उपभुज्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-भुज्
FormPresent (Lat), Passive, Third, Singular

ब्राह्मण उवाच

ब्राह्मण (a Brahmin speaker)
मनुष्य (human being)

Educational Q&A

That the fruits of actions are inescapable: a person must undergo the results of deeds—good or bad—performed in a previous embodiment, affirming the Mahabharata’s ethical principle of karma and accountability.

A Brahmin speaker delivers a doctrinal instruction, explaining to the listener(s) that present experiences are shaped by prior-life actions, framing the discussion in terms of dharma and the inevitability of karmic fruition.