Shloka 6
मांसभक्षण-दोषाः तथा अहिंसाया माहात्म्यम् | Faults of Meat-Consumption and the Supremacy of Ahiṃsā
Devanagari script
आत्मोपमस्तु भूतेषु यो वै भवति पूरुष: । न्यस्तदण्डो जितक्रोध: स प्रेत्य सुखमेधते
Transliteration
ātmopamas tu bhūteṣu yo vai bhavati pūruṣaḥ | nyastadaṇḍo jitakrodhaḥ sa pretya sukham edhate ||
Translation
由提施提罗说道：“那把一切众生视同己身之人——已放下暴力之杖，降伏嗔怒——死后得至安乐，并在安乐中昌盛。”
Word by Word
आत्मोपमःone who considers (others) equal to himself
आत्मोपमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआत्मोपम (आत्मन् + उपम)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भूतेषुamong beings
भूतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed/verily
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular
पूरुषःa man/person
पूरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपूरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
न्यस्तदण्डःone who has laid down the rod (non-violent)
न्यस्तदण्डः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootन्यस्तदण्ड (न्यस्त + दण्ड)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जितक्रोधःone who has conquered anger
जितक्रोधः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजितक्रोध (जित + क्रोध)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रेत्यhaving departed (after death)
प्रेत्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र-इ (प्रेत्य)
FormAbsolutive (त्वान्त/ल्यप्) from √इ with preverb प्र-
सुखम्happiness
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एधतेthrives/prospers/enjoys
एधते:
TypeVerb
Rootएध्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Empathy toward all beings (ātmopamatā), non-violence (nyasta-daṇḍa), and mastery over anger (jita-krodha) are presented as key dharmic virtues that lead to happiness beyond this life.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a moral principle: a truly righteous person refrains from harming others and restrains anger, and such conduct yields auspicious results after death.