Shloka 145
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
Devanagari script
न हि प्राणै: प्रियतमं लोके किंचन विद्यते । तस्मात् प्राणिदया कार्या यथा55त्मनि तथा परे ।।
Transliteration
na hi prāṇaiḥ priyatamaṃ loke kiṃcana vidyate | tasmāt prāṇi-dayā kāryā yathātmani tathā pare ||
Translation
“世间无有比自身命息更可爱者。故当修行对一切有情之慈悲：如人愿自身得仁护与安稳，亦当以同等之仁护施与他人。”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
प्राणैःby/than lives (vital breaths)
प्राणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
प्रियतमम्most dear
प्रियतमम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रियतम
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
किंचनanything (at all)
किंचन:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिंचन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विद्यतेexists/is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
तस्मात्therefore/from that
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतस्मात् (तद्)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
प्राणिदयाcompassion toward living beings
प्राणिदया:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राणिदया
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कार्याto be done/should be practiced
कार्या:
TypeAdjective
Rootकार्य (कृ + यत्)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यथाas/just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
आत्मनिin oneself/toward oneself
आत्मनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तथाso/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
परेin another/in others
परे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrīmaheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)P
prāṇa (life-breath)P
prāṇin (living beings)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Because life is the dearest possession for every being, one should practice compassion and avoid harming others, treating another’s life as one treats one’s own.
In the Uma–Maheśvara dialogue within the Anuśāsana Parva’s teachings on dharma, Maheśvara states a general ethical principle—compassion grounded in the value of life—supporting broader discussions such as non-violence and moral conduct.