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MANAV DHARMA / 37
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One should be careful not to give above noted instruments of Himsa to other persons, for causing cruelty upon the animals and for slaughtering purposes. The above narrated instruments can be utilised in two ways (1) for self protection and (2) for causing cruelty and torturing the animals. Kings and Emperors do keep such arms and instruments or do learn how to utilise them but this all is for their self protection. More over they maintain a deep feeling, in using these arms and weapons, that their subjects and public/people may not be attacked and tortured by the tyrants. Their subjects should always lead a peaceful life and should be free from all quarrels and struggles and from the attack of agressors. But butchers 'sansi', 'Bawaries', hunters. Fishermen, Bhil, Chandal and other violent people use arms and weapans, not for the sake of their pleasure but their only aim is to kill and torture the people of society. There is a great difference between the kings and these violent - minded people. The first possess the feelings of non-violence and protecting life of others while the second group is totally violent in their actions, thinking and behaviour. And to give such various means for arms and weapens to such violent people, aggressors and tyrants and to train them is nothing but ‘Himsadan' which may cause the greatest calamities for the human society. Hence all the learned, wise and Judicious people should remain far away or should abstain themselves from such evil practices of violence.
In the epic of Mahabharat, the great Guru (teacher) Dronacharya used to give training to the students regarding the use of arms, weapons and Bow but he had been imparting training only to Kshatriya Princes or to the sons of kings and emperors, whose main aim in taking this training of arms and weapons was to protect their own subjects. That is why Guru Dronacharya had plainly refused to the Bhil boy "Eklavya" to give training in Archery. He thought it all useless to train a Bhil son in the art of archery because he would misuse the training in torturing or killing the forest animals and Guru Dronacharya did not want to become a cause of such violence unnecessarily. Our Indian Government also issue license for a weapon to only such persons who give a guarantee to use that weapon only in protection of their own life and in protecting the life of others. In general, to have an idea of allowing every one to keep arms and weapons and then to follow it up in behaviour comes under the category of "Himsadan Anarthdandavrata.
वधबन्धच्छे -दादढेषा-द्रागाच्च परक लत्रादेः । आध्यानमपध्यानं शासति जिनशासने विशदाः ॥७८॥
