Manipuri to English:
ꯍꯤꯡꯁꯥ ꯇꯧꯗꯕ ꯁꯥꯖꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯃꯊꯧꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯖꯦꯟ ꯑꯈꯪ ꯑꯍꯩ ꯈꯔꯅ "ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯖꯤꯕꯗ ꯊꯧꯖꯥꯜ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯃꯤꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤ ꯄꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯩꯅ ꯏꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯝꯕ ꯀꯟꯅꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ", ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅ ꯃꯃꯩꯗ ꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯑꯃꯥꯡ ꯑꯇꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯟꯅꯅꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅ ꯄꯣꯛꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯔꯛꯅꯕ, ꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯏꯍꯨꯜ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯅꯕ ꯊꯋꯥꯏ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅ "ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅ ꯃꯊꯟꯗ-ꯉꯥꯛꯆꯕ ꯂꯝꯆꯠ ꯁꯥꯖꯠ"ꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯛꯄ ꯐꯣꯜ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯅꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯍꯟꯗꯣꯛꯈꯤ ꯫
The theological basis of non-violence as the highest religious duty has been interpreted by some Jain scholars not to "be driven by merit from giving or compassion to other creatures, nor a duty to rescue all creatures," but to result from "continual self-discipline," a cleansing of the soul that leads to one's own spiritual development, which ultimately affects one's salvation and release from rebirths.