________________
178
12.
12. Ašanîyan sadā māṁsam dayım yo hi cikîrsati
Jvalati jvalanè vallım sa ropayitumicchati.
11. He, who eats flesh by taking away the vital breaths of living beings, destroys the root of the Religious Tree named Dayā (compassion).
12. He who eats flesh constantly, and, at the same time, is desirous of showing compassion, desires to plant a twining shrub in a blazing tire.
12.
हंता पळस्य विक्रेता संस्कर्ता भक्षकस्तथा।
क्रेतानुमंता दाता च घातका एव यन्मनुः ॥ १३ ॥ 13. Hantă palasya vikrétá samskartā bhaksakastatha
Krétānumantā dātā ca gliatakā éva yan-manuh
13. The killer of living beings, the seller, preparer of fleshfood, eater, as well as, buyer, one who assents to it, and the giver of flesh food, are murderers, no doubt. So says Manu.
13.
Also;
अनुमंता विशसिता निहंता क्रयूविक्रयी।,
संस्कर्ता चोपहर्ता च खादकश्चेति घातकाः ॥ १४ ॥ 14. Anumantā visasitā nihantā krayavikrayi
Samskarttā copahartă ca khādakascéti ghātakāḥ.
14. One who assents to killing one; who distributes; one who kills the living being as well as, the buyer, the seller, the preparer, also, one who serves at the table, and the person who eats flesh -all these are murderers.
Because, नाकृत्वा प्राणिनां हिंसां मांसमुत्पद्यते क्वचित् । न च प्राणिवधः स्वर्ग्यस्तस्मान्मांसं विवर्जयेन् ॥ १५ ॥
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
