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be wildored with affliontion and fear,-tremble. Because there is no fear like that of Death.
कंटकेनपि विद्धस्य महती वेदना भवेत् ।
चक्र-कुंता सि शक्त्याश्चिमानस्य किं पुनः ? ॥१७॥ 17. Kantakenapi viddhasya mahatt vadanā bhavat;
Cakra-kunta-si-saktvadyaisohidyamanasya kim punah ?
17. When great agony is produced to one who is pricked even by a thora, then, how much more agoby to one who is out off by a discus, by a spear, by a sword, by a lance, and by other weaponst
दीयते मार्यमाणस्य कोटि जीवितमेष वा ।
धनकाटिं न ग्रहणीयात्सों जीवितमिच्छति ॥१८॥ 18. Diyatè māryamāṇasya kotiw jtvitameva vā;
Dhana kotim na grahaniyā-tsarvo jtvitamicchati.
18. If ten millions of wealth or only life be given to one who is to be killed, he would not accept ten millions of wealth. All desire for life.
यद् दद्यात्कांचनं मेरु, कृत्स्ना चापि वसुंधराम् ।
सागरं रत्मपूर्ण वा नब तुल्यमहिंसया ॥१९॥ 19. Yad dadyatkanoanam merum, kritsnam capi vasundharan;
Sagaram ratnapürņam va, na oa tulyamahimsaya.
19. If he be given mount mèru of gold and even the entire earth or the ocean full of gems, it is not however equal to de himsā (non-killing ).
ममेध्यमध्ये कीटस्य, सुरेन्द्रस्य सुरालये।
समाना जीविताकांक्षा तुल्यं मृत्युमय प्रयोः ॥२०॥ 20. Amedhyamadhyd kttasya, surendrasya suralays;
Samănă jivitākānksa, tulyam mritya bhayam dvayor. 20. The desire for life of a worm in the midst of excrete
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