The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.25.38

Bhāratabhāvadīpa 6.25.38

Language: Sanskrit

6.25.38

ātatāyinaḥ - ‘agnido garadaścaiva śastrapāṇirdhanāpahaḥ | kṣetradāraharaścaiva ṣaḍete hyātatāyinaḥ | ātatāyinamāyāntaṃ hanyādevāvicārayan | nātatāyivadhe doṣo hanturbhavati kaścana |’ iti | yadyapyevaṃ tathāpi etānhatvā asmānpāpameva āśrayet | ātatāyivadho hi arthaśāstravihitaḥ | na hiṃsyātsarvā bhūtāni iti tu dharmaśāstram | tacca pūrvasmātprabalam | yathoktaṃ yājñavalkyenasmṛtyorvirodhe nyāyastu balavānvyavahārataḥ | arthaśāstrāttu balavaddharmaśāstramiti sthitiḥ | iti | asmānhatvā etān ātatāyinaḥ pāpamevāśrayedityaparā yojanā | tathā ca eta evāsmadvadhena naśyantu na tu vayameteṣāṃ vadhena naṅkṣyāma iti bhāvaḥ ||1.36-38 ||

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit