pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अहिंसा परमो धर्मस्तथाहिंसा परं तपः। अहिंसा परमं सत्यं यतो धर्मः प्रवर्तते।॥
English: Abstention from injury is the highest Religion. It is, again, the highest penance. It is also the highest truth from which all duty emanates.
Sanskrit: न हि मांसं तृणात् काष्ठादुपलाद् वापि जायते। हत्वा जन्तुं ततो मांसं तस्माद् दोषस्तु भक्षणे॥
English: Flesh cannot be had from grass or wood or stone. Unless a living creature is killed it cannot be procured. Hence is the fault in eating flesh.
Sanskrit: स्वाहास्वधामृतभुजो देवाः सत्यार्जवप्रियाः। क्रव्यादान् राक्षसान् विद्धि जिह्मानृत परायणान्।।२५।
English: The celestials, who live upon Svaha, Svadha, and nectar, are given to truth and sincerity. Those persons, however, who are for satisfying the sensation of taste, should be known as Rakshasas pervaded by the quality of Darkness.
Sanskrit: कान्तारेप्वथ घोरेषु दुर्गेषु गहनेषु च। रात्रावहनि संध्यासु चत्वरेषु सभासु च॥ उद्यतेषु च शस्त्रेषु मृगव्यालभयेषु च। अमांसभक्षणे राजन् भयमन्यैर्न गच्छति॥
English: That man who abstains from meat, is never put in fear, O king, by any creature, wherever hic may be, viz., in terrible forest or inaccessible fastnesses, by day or by night, or at the two twilight's, in the open squares of towns or in conclaves of men, from upraised weapons or in places where there is great fright from wild animals or snakes.
Sanskrit: शरण्यः सर्वभूतानां विश्वास्यः सर्वजन्तुषु। अनुद्वेगकरो लोके च चाप्युद्विजते सदा॥
English: All creatures seek his protection. He is trusted by all. He never causes any anxiety in others, and himself has never to become anxious,
Sanskrit: यदि चेत् खादको न स्यान्न तदा घातको भवेत्। घातकः खादकार्थाय तद् घातयति वै नरः॥
English: If there were nobody who ate flesh there would then be nobody to slay living creatures. The man who slays living creatures kills them for the sake of the person who eats flesh.
Sanskrit: अभक्ष्यमेतदिति वै इति हिंसा निवर्तते। खादकार्थमतो हिंसा मृगादीनां प्रवर्तते॥
English: If flesh were not considered as food, there would then be no destruction of living creatures. It is for the sake of the eater that the destruction of living creatures is carried on in the world.
Sanskrit: यस्माद् प्रसति चैवायुर्हिसकानां महाद्युते। तस्माद् विवजयेन्मांसं य इच्छेद् भूतिमात्मनः॥
English: Since, O you of great splendour, the period of life is shortened of persons who kills living creatures or cause them to be killed, it is clear that the person who seeks his own, behoof, I should give up meat altogether.
Sanskrit: त्रातारं नाधिगच्छन्ति रौद्राः प्राणिविहिंसकाः। उद्वेजनीया भूतानां यथा व्यालमृगास्तथा॥
English: Those dreadful persons who are engaged in the destruction of living creatures never find protectors when they are in need. Such persons should always be molested and punished even as beasts of prey.
Sanskrit: लोभाद् वा बुद्धिमोहाद् वा बलवीर्यार्थमेव च। संसर्गादथ पापानामधर्मरुचिता नृणाम्॥
English: Through cupidity or stupefaction of sense, for the sake of strength and energy, or through association with the sinful, men show tendency for committing sin.
Sanskrit: स्वमांसं परमांसेन यो वर्धयितुमिच्छति। उद्विग्नवासो वसति यत्र यत्राभिजायते॥
English: That man who seeks to multiply his own flesh by (eating) the flesh of others has to live in this world in great anxiety and after death has to take birth in indifferent races and families.
Sanskrit: धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं स्वर्ये स्वस्त्ययनं महत्। मांसस्याभक्षणं प्राहुर्नियताः परमर्षयः॥
English: High Rishis given to the observance of vows and self control have said that abstention from meat is worthy of praise, productive of fame and Heaven and a great satisfaction itself.
Sanskrit: इदं तु खलु कौन्तेय श्रुतमासीत् पुरा मया। मार्कण्डेयस्य वदतो ये दोषा मांसभक्षणे॥
English: This I heard forinerly, O son of Kunti, from Markandeya when that Rishi discoursed on the sins of eating flesh.
Sanskrit: यो हि खादति मांसानि प्राणिनां जीवितैषिणाम्। हतानां वा मृतानां वा यथा हन्ता तथैव सः॥
English: He who eats the flesh of animals are who desirous of living but who have been slain by either himself or others, commits the sin of slaughter for his this act of cruelty.
Sanskrit: धनेन क्रयिको हन्ति खादचोपभोगतः। घातको वधबन्धाभ्यामित्येष त्रिविधो वधः॥
English: He who purchases flesh, kills living crcatures through his money. He who eats flesh, kills living creatures through such act of caling. He who binds or seizes and actually kilis living creatures, is the slaughterer. These are the three sorts of slaughter, each of these three acts being so.
Sanskrit: अखादन्ननुमोदंश्च भावदोषेण मानवः। योऽनुमोदति हन्यन्तं सोऽपि दोषेण लिप्यते॥
English: He who does not himself eat flesh but approves of an act of slaughter, becomes stained with the sin of slaughter.
Sanskrit: अधृष्यः सर्वभूतानामायुष्मान् निरुजः सदा। भवत्यभक्षयन् मांसं दयावान् प्राणिनामिह॥
English: By abstaining from meat and showing mercy to all creatures one becomes incapable of being molested by any creature, and acquires longevity perfect health and happiness.
Sanskrit: हिरण्यदानैर्गोदानैर्भूमिदानैश्च सर्वशः। मांसस्याभक्षणे धर्मो विशिष्ट इति नः श्रुतिः॥
English: The merit won by abstaining from meat, we have heard is superior to that of one who makes presents of gold, of kine, and of land.
Sanskrit: खादकस्य कृते जन्तून् यो हन्यात् पुरुषाधमः। महादोषतरस्तत्र घातको न तु खादकः॥
English: If ong cats the meat that has been sanctified on account of its having been procured from animals dedicated in sacrifices and that have been killed for the purpose of feeding Brahmanas, one incurs a little fault. By behaving otherwise, one becomes stained with sin. That wretched man who kills living creatures for the sake of those who would eat them commits great sin. The eater's sin is not so great.
Sanskrit: इज्यायज्ञश्रुतिकृतैर्यो मागैरबुधोऽधमः। हन्याज्जन्तून् मांसगृध्नुः स वै नरकभाड्नरः॥
English: That wretched man who following the path of religious rites and sacrifices laid down in the Vedas, would kill a living creature from desire of eating its flesh, would certainly go to Hell. One should never eat meat of animals not dedicated in sacrifices and that are, therefore, killed uselessly, and that has not been offered to the gods and departed Manes with the help of the ordinances. There is not the least doubt that a person by eating such meat goes to Hell.
Sanskrit: भक्षयित्वापि यो मांसं पश्चादपि निवर्तते। तस्यापि सुमहान् धर्मो यः पापाद् विनिवर्तते॥
English: That man who having eaten flesh abstains from it afterwards acquires great merit on account of such abstention from sin.
Sanskrit: आहर्ता चानुमन्ता च विशस्ता क्रयविक्रयी। संस्कर्ता चापभोक्ता च खादकाः सर्व एव ते॥
English: He who arranges for obtaining flesh, he who approves of those arrangements, he who kills, he who, buys or sells, he who cooks, and he who eats, are all considered as caters of flesh.
Sanskrit: इदमन्यत्तु वक्ष्यामि प्रमाणं विधिनिर्मितम्। पुराणमृषिभिर्जुष्टं वेदेषु परिनिष्ठितम्॥
English: I shall now cite another authority, depending upon the saying of the ordainer himself, that is ancient, worshipped by the Rishis, and established in the Vedas.
Sanskrit: प्रवृत्तिलक्षणो धर्मः प्रजार्थिभिरुदाहृतः। यथोक्तं राजशार्दूल न तु तन्मोक्षकाक्षिणाम्॥
English: It has been said that religion which has acts for its marks, has been ordained for householders O chief of kings, and not for those men who are desirous of Liberation.
Sanskrit: य इच्छेत् पुरुषोऽत्यन्तमात्मानं निरुपद्रवम्। स वर्जयेत मांसानि प्राणिनामिह सर्वशः॥
English: That man who wishes to avoid disaster should abstain from the meat of every living creature.
Sanskrit: श्रूयते हि पुरा कल्पे नृणां व्रीहिपयः पशुः। येनायजन्त यज्वानः पुण्यलोकपरायणाः॥
English: It is heard that in the former Aeon persons, desirous of acquiring regions of merit hereafter, celebrated sacrifices with seeds, regarding such animals as dedicated by them.
Sanskrit: ऋषिभिः संशयं पृष्टो वसुश्चेदिपतिः पुरा। अभक्ष्यमपि मांसं यः प्राह भक्ष्यमिति प्रभा॥
English: Doubtful about the propriety of eating flesh, the Rishis asked Vasu the king of the Chedis, for removing their doubt. King Vasu, knowing that flesh should not be taken, answered that it was edible, O king.
Sanskrit: आकाशादवनि प्राप्तस्ततः स पृथिवीपतिः। एतदेव पुनश्चोक्त्वा विवेश धरणीतलम्॥
English: From that moment Vasu dropped down from the sky on the Earth. After this he once more repeated his opinion, with the result that he had to go down below the earth for it.
Sanskrit: इदं तु शृणु राजेन्द्र कीर्त्यमानं मयानध। अभक्षणे सर्वसुखं मांसस्य मनुजाधिप॥
English: Listen to me, O king of kings, as I tell you this, O sinless one, There is absolute happiness ! in abstaining from meat, O king.
Sanskrit: यस्तु वर्षशतं पूर्णे तपस्तप्येत सुदारुणम्। यश्चैव वर्जयेन्मांसं सममेतन्मतं मम॥
English: He who practises severe austerities for a century, and he who abstains from ineat, are both equally meritorious. This is my opinion.
Sanskrit: कौमुदे तु विशेषेण शुक्लपक्षे नराधिप। वर्जयेन्मधुमांसानि धर्मो ह्यत्र विधीयते॥
English: In the light half of the month of Kartika in especial, one should abstain from honey and mcat. It has been ordained, that there is great merit in it.
Sanskrit: चतुरो वार्षिकान् मासान् यो मांसं परिवर्जयेत्। चत्वारि भद्राण्यवाप्नोति कीर्तिमायुर्यशोबलम्॥
English: He who abstains from meat for the four months of the rainy season, acquires the blessed achievements, viz., longevity, fame and power.
Sanskrit: अथवा मासमेकं वै सर्व मांसान्यभक्षयन्। अतीत्य सर्वदुःखानि सुखं जीवेन्निरामयः॥
English: He who abstains for the whole month of Kartika from meat of every kind, gets over all sorts of woe and lives in complete happiness.
Sanskrit: वर्जयन्ति हि मांसानि मासश: पक्षशोऽपि वा। तेषां हिंसानिवृत्तानां ब्रह्मलोको विधीयते॥
English: They who abstain from flesh by either months or fortnights, have the region of Brahma ordained for them on account of their abstention from cruelty.
Sanskrit: मांसं तु कौमुदं पक्षं वर्जितं पार्थ राजभिः। सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्थैर्विदितार्थपरावरैः॥
English: Formerly many kings, O son of Pritha who had forined themselves the souls of all creatures and who has known the truths of all things viz., Soul and Not Soul, had abstained from flesh either for the whole of the month of Kartika or for the whole of the light fortnight in that month.
Sanskrit: नाभागेनाम्बरीषेण गयेन च महात्मना। आयुनाथानरण्येन दिलीपरघुपूरुभिः॥ कीर्तवीर्यानिरुद्धाभ्यां नहुषेण ययातिना। नृगेण विष्वगश्वेन तथैव शशबिन्दुना॥ युवनाश्वेन च तथा शिबिनौशीनरेण च। मुचुकुन्देन मान्धात्रा हरिश्चन्द्रेण वा विभो॥
English: They were Nabhaga, Ambarisha, the great Gaya, Ayu Anaranya, and Dilipa, Raghu, Pura, Kartavirya, Aniruddha, Nahusha, Yayati, Nriga, Vishvaksena, Shasabindu, Yunanashva, Shibi the son of Ushinara, Muchukunda, Mandhatri, and Harishchandra.
Sanskrit: सत्यं वदत मासत्यं सत्यं धर्म: सनातनः। हरिश्चन्द्रश्चरति वै दिवि सत्येन चन्द्रवत्॥
English: Do you always speak the truth. Never speak an untruth. Truth is an cternal duty. It is by truth that Harishchandra roves through the sky like a second Moon.
Sanskrit: श्येनचित्रेण राजेन्द्र सोमकेन वृकेण च। रैवते रन्तिदेवेन बसुना सृञ्जयेन च॥ एतैश्चान्यैश्च राजेन्द्र कृपेण भरतेन च। दुष्यन्तेन करूषेण रामालर्कनरैस्तथा॥ विरूपाश्वेन निमिना जनकेन च धीमता। ऐलेन पृथुना चैव वीरसेनेन चैव ह॥ इक्ष्वाकुणा शम्भुना च श्वेतेन सगरेण च। अजेन धुन्धुना चैव तथैव च सुबाहुना॥ हर्यश्वेन च राजेन्द्र क्षुपेण भरतेन च। एतैश्चान्यैश्च राजेन्द्र पुरा मांसं न भक्षितम्॥ ब्रह्मलोके च तिष्ठन्ति ज्वलमानाः श्रियान्विताः। उपास्यमाना गन्धर्वैः स्त्रीसहस्रसमन्विताः॥
English: These other kings also viz.,. Shyenchitra, O monarch, and Somaka, Vrika Raivata, Rantideva, Vasu, Srinjaya, Dushmanta, Karushma, Rama, Alarka, Nala, Virupashva, Nimi, intelligent Janaka, Aila, Prithu, Virasena, Ikshvaku, Shambhu, Shveta, Sagara Aja, Dhundhu, Subahu, Haryashva, Kashypa and Bharata, O monarch, did not eat flesh for the month of Kartika and therefore attained to the celestial region and gifted with prosperity, blaze forth with effulgence in the region of Brahmana, worshipped by Gandharvas and surrounded by a thousand beautiful ladies.
Sanskrit: तदेतदुत्तमं धर्ममहिंसाधर्मलक्षणम्। ये चरन्ति महात्मानो नाकपृष्ठे वसन्ति ते॥
English: Those great men who practise this excellent Religion which is marked out by abstention from injury, succeed in living in the celestial region.
Sanskrit: मधु मांसं च ये नित्यं वर्जयन्तीह धार्मिकाः। जन्मप्रभृति मद्यं च सर्वे ते मुनयः स्मृताः॥
English: Those pious inen who from the time of birth abstain from honey and meat and wine are considered as ascetics.
Sanskrit: इमं धर्मममांसादं यश्चरेच्छावयीत वा। अपि चेत् सुदुराचारो न जातु निरयं व्रजेत्॥
English: That man who practises this religion consisting of abstention from meat or who recites it for making others hear it, will never have to go to Hell even if he be a great wicked man.
Sanskrit: पठेद् वा य इदं राजञ्छृणुयाद् वाप्यभीक्ष्णशः। अमांसभक्षणविधि पवित्रमृषिपूजितम्॥ विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यः सर्वकामैर्महीयते। विशिष्टतां ज्ञातिषु च लभते नात्र संशयः॥
English: He, O king, who always reads these ordinances about abstention from meat, that are sacred and worshipped by the Rishis or hears it read becomes purged off of every sin and acquire a great happiness on account of the fruition of every desire. Forsooth, he acquires an eminent position among kinsmen.
Sanskrit: आपनश्चापदो मुच्येद् बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात्। मुच्येत्तथाऽऽतुरो रोगाद् दुःखान्मुच्येत दुःखितः।।७४
English: When afflicted with calanity, he immediately gets over it. When obstructed with obstacles, he succeeds in freeing himself from them with the utmost case. When suffering from a disease, he becomes quickly cured, and afflicted with sorrow he becomes liberated from it with greatest ease.
Sanskrit: तिर्यग्योनि न गच्छेत रूपवांश्च भवेन्नरः। ऋद्धिमान् वै कुरुश्रेष्ठ प्राप्नुयाच्च महद् यशः॥
English: Such a man has never to take birth in the intermediate order of animals or birds. Born in the order of men, he attains to great personal beauty. Gifted with great prosperity, O chief of Kuru's race, he acquires great fame as well.
Sanskrit: एतत्ते कथितं राजन् मांसस्य परिवर्जने। प्रवृत्तौ च निवृत्तौ च विधानमृषिनिर्मितम्॥
English: I have thus told you, O king, all that should be said about the subject of abstention from meat, together with the ordinances about both the religion of action and inaction as framed by the Rishis.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच इमे वै मानवा लोके नृशंसा मांसगृद्धिनः। विसृज्य विविधान् भक्ष्यान् महारक्षोगणा इव॥
English: Yudhishthira said Alas, those cruel men, who not caring for various other sorts of food, want only flesh, are really like great Rakshasa.
Sanskrit: अपूपान् विविधाकाराशाकानि विविधानि च। खाण्डवान् रसयोगान्न तथेच्छन्ति यथाऽऽमिषम्॥
English: Alas, they do not relish various kinds of cakes and diverse sorts of potherbs and various species of Khanda with juicy flavour so much as they do flesh.
Sanskrit: तत्र मे बुद्धिरत्रैव विषये परिमुह्यते। न मन्ये रसतः किञ्चिन्मांसतोऽस्तीति मे किञ्चन॥
English: I cannot understand this at all I think they feel that there is nothing so tasteful as mcat.
Sanskrit: तदिच्छामि गुणाश्रोतुं मांसस्याभक्षणे प्रभो। भक्षणे चैव ये दोषास्तांश्चैव पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: I wish therefore, O powerful one, to hear what the merits are of abstention from flesh and the sin about the eating of flesh, O chief of Bharata's race.
Sanskrit: सर्वं तत्त्वेन धर्मज्ञ यथावदिह धर्मतः। किं च भक्ष्यमभक्ष्यं वा सर्वमेतद् वदस्व मे॥
English: You know every duty. Describe to me, in full according to the ordinances on duty, this subject. Do tell me what indeed is edible and what inedible ?
Sanskrit: यथैतद् यादृशं चैव गुणा ये चास्य वर्जने। दोषा भक्षयतो येऽपि तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: Tell me, O grandfather, what is flesh, of what substances it is the merits of abstention from it, and the sins for eating meat.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि भारत। न मांसात्परमं किञ्चिद्रसतो विद्यते भुवि॥
English: Bhishma said O mighty armed one, O Bharata, It is the same as you submit. There is nothing on Earth that is superior to meat in taste.
Sanskrit: क्षतक्षीणाभितप्तानां ग्राम्यधर्मरतात्मनाम्। अध्वना कर्शितानां च न मांसाद्विद्यते परम्॥
English: There is nothing that is more beneficial than meat to persons who are lean or weak, or afflicted with disease or addicted to sexual union or exhausted with travel.
Sanskrit: सद्यो वर्धयति प्राणान् पुष्टिमय्यां दधाति च। न भक्ष्योऽभ्यधिकः कश्चिन्मांसादस्ति परंतप॥
English: Meat quickly increases strength. It ordains great development. There is no food. O scorcher of enemies, that is superior to meat.
Sanskrit: विवर्जिते तु बहवो गुणाः कौरवनन्दन। ये भवन्ति मनुष्याणां तान् ये निगदतः शृणु॥
English: But, O delighter of Kurus, those who abstain from it win great merits. Listen to me as I describe it to you.
Sanskrit: स्वमांसं परमांसेन यो वर्धयितुमिच्छति। नास्ति क्षुद्रतरस्तस्मात् स नृशंसतरो नरः॥
English: That man who wishes to increase his own flesh by the meat of another living creature is such that there is none meaner and more cruel than he.
Sanskrit: न हि प्राणात् प्रियतरं लोके किंचन विद्यते। तस्माद् दयां नरः कुर्याद् यथाऽऽत्मनि तथा परे॥
English: In this world there is nothing that is dearer to a creature than his life. Hence, one should show mercy to the lives of others as he does to his own life.
Sanskrit: शुक्राच्च तात सम्भूतिर्मासस्येह न संशयः। भक्षणे तु महान् दोषो निवृत्त्या पुण्यमुच्यते॥
English: Forsooth, O son, flesh has its origin in the vital seed. There is great sin attaching to its eating, as, indeed, there is merit in abstaining from it.
Sanskrit: विधिना वेददृष्टेन तद्भुक्त्वेह न दुष्यति। यत्रार्थ पशवः सृष्टा इत्यपि श्रूयते श्रुतिः॥ अतोऽन्यथा प्रवृत्तानां राक्षसो विधिरुच्यते।
English: One does not, however, commit any sin by eating flesh sanctified according to the ordinances to the Vedas. The Shruti says that animal were created for sacrifice. They wlio eat flesh in any other way are said to follow Rakshasa practice.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियाणां तु यो दृष्टो विधिस्तमपि मे शृणु॥ वीर्येणोपार्जितं मांसं यथा भुञ्जन्न दुष्यति।
English: Listen to me as I tell you what the ordinances is for the Kshatriyas. They do not commit any sin by eating flesh that has been acquired power.
Sanskrit: आरण्याः सर्वदैवत्याः सर्वशः प्रोक्षिता मृगाः॥ अगस्त्येन पुरा राजन् मृगया येन पूज्यते।
English: All wild deer have been dedicated to the celestials and the departed Manes in days of old, O king, by Agastya. Hence the hunting of dcer is not censured.
Sanskrit: नात्मानमपरित्यज्य मृगया नाम विद्यते॥ समतामुपसङ्गम्य भूतं हन्यन्ति हन्ति वा।
English: There can be no hunting without risk of one's own life. There is equality of risk between the killer and the killed. Either the animal is killed or it kills the hunter.
Sanskrit: अतो राजर्षयः सर्वे मृगयां यान्ति भारत॥ न हि लिप्यन्ति पापेन न चैतत्पातकं विदुः।
English: Hence, O Bharata, even royal sages take to hunting. By such conduct they do not become stained with sin. Indeed the practice is not considered sinful.
Sanskrit: न ह्यतः सदृशं किंचिदिह लोके परत्र च।॥ यत् सर्वेष्विह भूतेषु दया कौरवनन्दन।
English: There is nothing O, delighter of the Kurus, that is equal in point of merit, either in this world or in the next to the practice of mercy to all living creatures.
Sanskrit: न भयं विद्यते जातु नरस्येह दयावत:॥ दयावतामिमे लोका: परे चापि तपस्विनाम्।
English: A kind-hearted man seldom has to suffer from any fright. A gracious and austerious person enjoys equal pleasure in this world and the next.
Sanskrit: अहिंसालक्षणो धर्म इति धर्मविदो विदुः॥ यदहिंसात्मकं कर्म तत् कुर्यादात्मवान् नरः।
English: Persons conversant with duty say that Religion is worthy of being called Religion which is characterised by abstention from cruelty. The man of purified soul should do only such acts as have mercy for their soul.
Sanskrit: पितृदैवतयज्ञेषु प्रोक्षितं हविरुच्यते॥ अभयं सर्वमेतेभ्यो यो ददाति दयापरः।
English: That flesh which is dedicated in sacrifices performed in honour of the deities and the departed Manes is called Havi. That man who is given to mercy and who behaves with mercy towards others, has no fear to entertain from any creature.
Sanskrit: अभयं तस्य भूतानि ददतीत्यनुशुश्रुम॥ क्षतं च स्खलितं चैव पतितं कृष्टमाहतम्। सर्वभूतानि रक्षन्ति समेषु विषमेषु च॥ नैनं व्यालमृगा नन्ति न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः।
English: It is heard that all creatures abstain from causing any fear to such a creature. All creatures protect him when he is wounded or fallen down or prostrated or weakened or bruised. Indeed they do under all circumstances, whether he is on even uneven ground. Neither snakes nor wild animals neither Pishachas nor Rakshasas, ever kill him.
Sanskrit: मुच्यते भयकालेषु मोक्षयेद् यो भये परान्॥ प्राणदानात् परं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति।
English: When circumstances of fear originate, he becomes freed from fear who fees others from situations of fear. There has never been nor will there ever be, a gift which is superior to the gift of life.
Sanskrit: न ह्यात्मनः प्रियतरं किंचिदस्तीह निश्चितम्॥ अनिष्टं सर्वभूतानां मरणं नाम भारत।
English: In the world, there is nothing else so dear as one's life. Hence, as man wants to be graced by others; he should himself be gracious on others. O Bharata, as the body of all creatures starts shivering at the time of death, nobody wants to die. SO or
Sanskrit: मृत्युकाले हि भूतानां सद्यो जायति वेपथुः॥ जातिजन्मजरादुःखैर्नित्यं संसारसागरे। जन्तवः परिवर्तन्ते मरणादुद्विजन्ति च॥ गर्भवासेषु पच्यन्ते क्षाराम्लकटुकै रसैः। मूत्रस्वेदपुरीषाणां परुषैर्भृशदारुणैः॥ जाताश्चाप्यवशास्तत्र च्छिद्यमानाः पुनः पुनः। पाच्यमानाश्च दृश्यन्ते विवशा मांसगृद्धिनः॥ कुम्भीयाके च पच्यन्ते तां तां योनिमुपागताः।
English: When the time comes for Death, a trembling of the entire body is seen in all creatures. Undergoing birth in the uterus, decrepitude, and sufferings of all sorts, in this ocean of the world, living creature may be seen to be continually going forward and coming back. Every creatures is afflicted by death. While living in the uterus all creatures are cooked in the fluid juices, that are alkaline and sour and bitter, of urine and phlegm and faeces, juices which produce painful sensations and are difficult to bear. There in the uterus they have to live in a state of helplessness and are even repeatedly torn and pierced. They who are covetous of meat are seen to be repeatedly cooked in the uterus in such a state of helplessness. Going through all sorts of birth, they cooked in the Hell called Kumbhipaka.
Sanskrit: आक्रम्य मार्यमाणाश्च भ्राम्यन्ते वै पुनः पुनः॥ नात्मनोऽस्ति प्रियतरः पृथिवीमनुसृत्य ह।
English: They are assailed and killed and in this way have to travel again and again. There is nothing so dear to one as his life when one comes to this world.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् प्राणिषु सर्वेषु दयावानात्मवान् भवेत्॥ सर्वमांसानि यो राजन् यावज्जीवं न भक्षयेत्। स्वर्गे स विपुलं स्थानं प्राप्नुयानात्र संशयः॥ ये भक्षयन्ति मांसानि भूतानां जीवितैषिणाम्। भक्ष्यन्ते तेऽपि भूतैस्तैरिति मे नास्ति संशयः॥ मांसं भक्षयते यस्माद् भक्षयिष्ये तमप्यहम्। एतन्मांसस्य मांसत्वमनुबुद्ध्यस्व भारत।॥ घातको वध्यते नित्यं तथा वध्यति भक्षिता।
English: are Hence, a person of purified soul should be merciful to all living creatures. That man, O king, who abstains from every kinds of meat from his birth, forsooth, acquires a large space in the celestial region. They who eat the flesh of animals who are desirous of life. are themselves eaten by the animals they eat. This is my opinion. Since he has eaten me, I shall eat him in return, this O Bharata, forms the character as Mansa of Mansa. The destroyer is always slain. After him the eater meets with the same fate.
Sanskrit: आक्रोष्टा क्रुध्यते राजंस्तथा द्वेष्यत्वमाप्नुते॥ येन येन शरीरेण यद्यत् कर्म करोति यः। तेन तेन शरीरेण तत्तत् फलमुपाश्नुते॥
English: He who acts with hostility towards another becomes the victim of similar deeds done by that other. Whatever acts one does in whatever bodies, he has to suffer the consequences thereof in those bodies.
Sanskrit: अहिंसा परमो धर्मस्तथाऽहिंसा परो दमः। अहिंसा परमं दानमहिंसा परमं तपः॥ अहिंसा परमो यज्ञस्तथाहिंसा परं फलम्। अहिंसा परमं मित्रमहिंसा परमं सुखम्॥
English: Abstention from cruelty is the highest Religion. Abstention from cruelty is the greatest self-restraint. Abstention from cruelty is the highest gift. Abstention from cruelty is the highest penance. Abstention from cruelty is the highest sacrifice. Abstention from cruelty is the highest power. Abstention from cruelty is the greatest friend. Abstention from cruelty is the greatest happiness. Abstention from cruelty is the highest truth. Abstention from cruelty is the highest Shruti.