Verse 7.4 - The observances for the vow of non-injury (ahiṃsā)

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 7.4:

वाङ्मनोगुप्तीर्यादाननिक्षेपणसमित्यालोकितपान भोजनानि पञ्च ॥ ७.४ ॥

vāṅmanoguptīryādānanikṣepaṇasamityālokitapāna bhojanāni pañca || 7.4 ||

Control of speech–vacanagupti, control of thought–manogupti, regulation of movement–īryāsamiti, care in taking and placing things or objects–ādānanikṣepaṇa-samiti, and examining food and drink–ālokitapāna-bhojana, are the five observances (bhāvanā) for the vow of non-injury (ahiṃsā).(4)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्थ: [वाङ्मनोगुप्तीर्यादाननिक्षेपणसमित्यालोकितपानभोजनानि] वचनगुप्ति-वचन को रोकना, मनगुप्ति-मन की प्रवृत्ति को रोकना, ईर्या समिति-चार हाथ जमीन देखकर चलना, आदाननिक्षेपण समिति-जीवरहित भूमि देखकर सावधानी से किसी वस्तु को उठाना धरना और आलोकितपानभोजनदेखकर-शोधकर, भोजन-पानी ग्रहण करना [पञ्च] ये पाँच अहिंसा व्रत की भावनायें हैं।

Anvayartha: [vanmanoguptiryadananikshepanasamityalokitapanabhojanani] vacanagupti-vacana ko rokana, managupti-mana ki pravritti ko rokana, irya samiti-cara hatha jamina dekhakara calana, adananikshepana samiti-jivarahita bhumi dekhakara savadhani se kisi vastu ko uthana dharana aura alokitapanabhojanadekhakara-shodhakara, bhojana-pani grahana karana [panca] ye pamca ahimsa vrata ki bhavanayem haim |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

What are the observances for the vow of non-injury (ahiṃsā)?

[read sūtra 7.4 above]

These are the five observances for the vow of non-injury (ahiṃsā).