The Mauryan Polity c11.s1.t2.34
The Mauryan Polity c11.s1.t2.34
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c11.s1.t2.34
12. *prāṇānāṃ anārambha*⁷ translated as ‘abstention from slaughter of living beings,’ *pāṇeṣu sayamo*⁸ translated as ‘restraint of violence towards living beings.’ Again in M.R.E. (II) there occurs *prāṇeṣu drahyitavyam*.⁹