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8. A-himsă (non--injury to living beings) is the attribute of religiousness. Therefore, O child ! Compassion towards animals should be practised by those who are desirous of religiousness.
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सर्वे तीर्थाभिषेकाच, यत्कुर्यात्प्राणिनां दया ॥९॥ 9. Sarve Yödā na tatkuryuh sarve yajnaśca Bhārata !
Sarve tirthabhişèkaśca, yatkuryāt praņinam daijā.
9. O Bhārata ! All the Vodās and all the Yajnas (sacrifices) and all the ablutions done in sacred places will not do that which Compassion towards animals does.
जीवानां रक्षणं श्रेष्ठं, जीवा जीवितकांक्षिणः।
तस्मात्समस्त्रदानाना-मभयदानं प्रशस्यते ॥१०॥ 10. Jivānām rakṣaṇam śrestham jivā jivita-kankşınah;
Tagmatsamasta-dānanā-mabhaya-danam praśasyatd.
10. The protection of living beings is excellent. (All) living creatures are desirous of their own lives. Therefore, out of all dānas (gifts), the gift of life is extolled.
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इदं हि मूलं धर्मस्य, शेषस्तस्यास्ति विस्तर ॥११॥ 11. Ahimsa sarva-jivānām sarvajnaih paribhāsitā;
Idam hi mūlam dharmasya, sdşastasyāti vistarah.
11. Non-injury of all living creatures, has been repeatedly praised by the Omniscients. This really is the root-cause (essence) of every Religion. The rest is its detailed description.
अहिंसा सर्वजीवाना-माजम्मापि हि रोच्यते ।
नित्यमात्मनो विषये, तस्मात्ध्येया परेष्वपि ॥ १२ ॥ 12. A-himsā sarva-jsvānamājanmāpi hi rooyatė;
Nityamātmano visayd, tasmātdhyayā parèsvapi. 12. Non-injury is decidedly liked by all living creatures
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