Shanti Parva 130.34
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 130 · Verse 34
mahabharataved-vyasshanti-parva
Sanskrit Original
उपमामत्र वक्ष्यामि धर्मतत्त्वप्रकाशिनीम्। यूपं छिन्दन्ति यज्ञार्थं तत्र ये परिपन्थिनः॥ दुमाः केचन सामन्ता ध्रुवं छिन्दन्ति तानपि। ते चापि निपतन्तोऽन्यान् निघ्नन्त्येव वनस्पतीन्॥
🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated
I shall here quote an example illustrating the true way of morality. A large tree is cut down for making out of it a sacrificial stake. In cutting it, other trees which stand in its way have also to be cut down. These, also, while falling down, kill others standing there about.