दीर्घं श्वसन्ती वृजिनस्य पार- मपश्यती बालकमाह बाला । मामङ्गलं तात परेषु मंस्था भुङ्क्ते जनो यत्परदु:खदस्तत् ॥ १७ ॥
dirgham svasanti vrjinasya param apasyati balakam aha bala mamangalam tata paresu mamstha bhunkte jano yat para-duhkhadas tat
- dirgham
- heavy
- svasanti
- breathing
- vrjinasya
- of the danger
- param
- limitation
- apasyati
- without finding
- balakam
- to her son
- aha
- said
- bala
- the lady
- ma
- let there not be
- amangalam
- ill fortune
- tata
- my dear son
- paresu
- unto others
- mamsthah
- desire
- bhunkte
- suffered
- janah
- person
- yat
- that which
- para-duhkhadah
- who is apt to inflict pains upon others
- tat
- that.
She also was breathing very heavily, and she did not know the factual remedy for the painful situation. Not finding any remedy, she said to her son: My dear son, don’t wish for anything inauspicious for others. Anyone who inflicts pains upon others suffers himself from that pain.