êäªÛ䪠 âçÕæÐæ÷ªÆêР êèäªç¨÷¨Ê  ÃÄúªçè䪠   251
ö§ª§ä몠  ÍÓ몠  íÕóª
 

êäª

one's own

Ãäª

body

âçÕæÐæ÷ªÆ

nourishing

êèäª

one

ç¨÷¨Ê

another's

Ãäª

body

ãúªçèäª

will eat

ö§ª§äëª

how then

ÍÓëª	will be endowed with

íÕóª	compassion

 
Where   is   the   place   for   compassion   in   one   who   fattens himself   on   the   flesh   of   other   creatures   ?   (251)

âçèÕóèìªò¨  îçè÷ª÷èêèõÐæÐÆ  ¬ùªéù  íÕóèìªò¨  252
ͧªæ¨ùªéù   Ãäªê¨äª   çôõÐæÐÆ
 

âçèÕóª    Íìªò¨

benefitting from wealth

îçè÷ª÷èêèõÐæÐÆ

for those who do not preserve it

¬ùªéù

will not be there

íÕóª    Íìªò¨

the spirit of compassion

ͧªÆ    ¬ùªéù

similarly not there

Ã䪠  ê¨äªçôõÐæÐÆ

those who consume other bodies

 
One   who   does   not   preserve   wealth   cannot   get   its   benefit. So   too,   one   cannot   get   the   benefit   of   compassion   if   he consumes   flesh   (252).  
çéìâæèúªìèõР â墪òëªîçèùª  å䪮æÐæèÊ  øäª÷äª 253
ãìùªàéô   ãúªìèõР  ëäëª
 

çéì    âæèúªìèõÐ

one wielding lethal weapons

â墪ò몠   îçèùª

like the heart of

åäª×    ÃæÐæèÊ

will have no compassion

øäª÷äª

a person

ãìùª	body (of another)

àéô   ãúªìèõÐ

eating with relish

ëäëª

mind

 
Like   the   one   who   wields   a   lethal   weapon,   he   who   relishes
the   taste   of   meat   can   have   no   compassion   (253).

íÕóùªùÊ   áèâêä¨äª   âæèùªùèéë   îæè÷ùª   254
âçèÕóùªùÊ   íôª´äª   ê¨äùª
 

íÕóª	compassion

íùªùÊ

other than (what is)

áèÊ   öä¨ùª

it means

âæèùªùèéë

not killing

îæè÷ùª

killing

âçèÕóª    íùªùÊ

not righteous (is sinful)

íôª´äª    ê¨äùª

eating that flesh

 
Compassion   precludes   killing;   consuming   meat   is   as   good
as   killing   (254).  
ãúªúèéë  ãóªóÊ  ãá¨õÐå¨éù  ÃÄúªú   255
íúªúèêÐêùª   âòáªáèÊ   íó×
 

ãúªúèéë

not consuming flesh

ãóªóÊ

lies in

ãá¨õР   å¨éù

preservation of life

Ã䪠  ãúªú

consuming flesh

íúªúèêÐêùª    âòáªáèÊ

swallowing and keeping the mouth closed

íó×

hell

 
A   life   is   preserved   if   its   flesh   is   not   eaten.   But   one   who
eats   it   will   be   consumed   by   hell   (255).  
ê¨ä÷ªâçèÕìªìèùª   âæèùªùèÊ   ãùâæä¨äª   áèÕ몠 256
ô¨éùçªâçèÕìªìèùª   ÃäªêÕôèõР  ¬ùª
 

ê¨äùª    âçèÕìªìèùª

for eating

âæèùªùèÊ

not killing (living creatures)

ãùÆ	the world (people)

öä¨äª

if so

áèÕëª

no one

ô¨éùçªâçèÕìªìèùª

for money

Ã䪠  êÕôèõÐ

trading in meat

¬ùª

not

 
Trading   in   animal   flesh   will   cease   if   there   is   no   one to   eat   the   meat,   upon   killing   animals   (256).  
ãúªúèéë  îôúªÌëª µùèíùª  ç¨÷¨âêèäª÷䪠    257
  µúªúÊ   ãúõÐôèõÐ窠  âç÷¨äª
 

ãúªúèéë

not eating

îôúªÌëª

to be practised

µùèíùª

meat

ç¨÷¨Ê    øäª÷äª

another body

µúª    íÊ

injury on

ãúõÐôèõÐçªâç÷¨äª

if one realises

 
Those   who   see   meat   as   an   injury   on   another   will   give   up
eating   it   (257).  
âòá¨õ¨äª   êéùçªç¨õ¨åÐê   æèìªò¨áèõР  ãúªúèõР   258
ãá¨õ¨äª   êéùçªç¨õ¨åÐê   Ãäª
 

âòá¨õ¨äª    êéù

from causing injury

ç¨õ¨åÐê

freed from

æèìªò¨áèõÐ

those who analyse and understand

ãúªúèõÐ

will not eat

ãá¨õ¨äª    êéù

from a life

ç¨õ¨åÐê    Ãäª

body (flesh) taken away

 
They   who   have   been   freed   from   ignorance   will   see   meat as   something   taken   from   another   life   (258).  
íô¨âòèõ¨åР  êèá¨õ몠  îôìªìù¨äª   øäª÷䪠   259
ãá¨õÐâòÆêР  Êúªúèéë   åäª×
 

íô¨	ghee and other sacrificial offerings

âòèõ¨åÐÊ

pouring (onto the fire)

Íá¨õëª

a thousand

îôìªìù¨äª

sacrifices

øäª÷äª

a creature's

ãá¨õÐ

life

âòÆêÐÊ

killing

ãúªúèéë

not consuming

åäª×

is better

 
Better   than   a   thousand   offerings   in   the   sacrificial   fire is   to   stop   killing   an   animal   for   its   meat   (259).  
âæèùªùè䪠  µùèéù   ë×êÐêèéäæР  éæÔçªç¨   260
öùªùè   ãá¨Õ몠  âêèÇëª
 

âæèùªùèäª

not killing any creature

µùèéù

meat

ë×êÐêèéä

not accepting

éæ   Ôçªç¨

with folded palms

öùªùè    ãá¨Õëª

all living creatures

âêèÇëª

will worship

 
One   who   does   not   kill   animals   or   eat   their   meat   will   be
worshipped   by   all   living   creatures,   with   folded   palms   (260).