श्वा च वै जायते मूढः कर्मणा तेन भो द्विजाः श्वा भूत्वा कृतकर्मासौ जायते मानुषस् ततः
He is born as a foolish dog because of that deed, O Brahmins; after being a dog and performing actions, he is then born as a human.
तत्रापत्यं समुत्पाद्य मृतो जायेत मूषिकः कृतघ्नस् तु मृतो विप्रा यमस्य विषयं गतः
There, after producing offspring, upon death he is born as a mouse; but one who is ungrateful, O Brahmins, upon death, goes to the realm of Yama.
यमस्य विषये क्रूरैर् बद्धः प्राप्नोति वेदनाम् दण्डकं मुद्गरं शूलम् अग्निदण्डं च दारुणम्
In the realm of Yama, bound by cruel beings, he experiences suffering: the club, the hammer, the spear, and the fierce fire-rod.
असिपत्त्रवनं घोरं वालुकां कूटशाल्मलीम् एताश् चान्याश् च बहवो यमस्य विषयं गताः
The dreadful sword-leaf forest, sand, and the spiked silk-cotton tree—these and many others are found in the realm of Yama.
यातनाः प्राप्य घोरास् तु ततो याति च भो द्विजाः संसारचक्रम् आसाद्य क्रिमियोनौ प्रजायते
After enduring these terrible torments, then, O Brahmins, he enters the cycle of rebirth and is born in the worm species.
क्रिमिर् भवति वर्षाणि दश पञ्च च भो द्विजाः ततो गर्भं समासाद्य तत्रैव म्रियते नरः
He becomes a worm for fifteen years, O Brahmins; then, upon entering a womb, he dies there as a human.
ततो गर्भशतैर् जन्तुर् बहुशः संप्रपद्यते संसारान् सुबहून् गत्वा ततस् तिर्यक् प्रजायते
Then, through hundreds of wombs, the creature repeatedly attains birth; after passing through many existences, he is born as an animal.
ततो दुःखम् अनुप्राप्य बहुवर्षगणानि वै स पुनर्भवसंयुक्तस् ततः कूर्मः प्रजायते
Afterwards, experiencing suffering for many years, he is again bound to rebirth; then he is born as a tortoise.
दधि हृत्वा बकश् चापि प्लवो मत्स्यान् असंस्कृतान् चोरयित्वा तु दुर्बुद्धिर् मधुदंशः प्रजायते
Stealing curds, a crane, or a heron; stealing uncooked fish, a person of wicked mind is born as a honeybee.
फलं वा मूलकं हृत्वा पूपं वापि पिपीलिकः चोरयित्वा तु निष्पावं जायते फलमूषकः
Stealing fruit or roots, or even a cake, he becomes an ant; stealing peas, he is born as a fruit-mouse.
पायसं चोरयित्वा तु तित्तिरत्वम् अवाप्नुयात् हृत्वा पिष्टमयं पूपं कुम्भोलूकः प्रजायते
By stealing rice pudding, one attains the state of a partridge; by taking a cake made of flour, one is born as a barn owl.
अपो हृत्वा तु दुर्बुद्धिर् वायसो जायते नरः कांस्यं हृत्वा तु दुर्बुद्धिर् हारीतो जायते नरः
A person of wicked mind who steals water is born as a crow; one of wicked mind who steals bronze becomes a harita-bird.
राजतं भाजनं हृत्वा कपोतः संप्रजायते हृत्वा तु काञ्चनं भाण्डं कृमियोनौ प्रजायते
By stealing a silver vessel, one is born as a pigeon; by taking a golden vessel, one is born in the womb of worms.
पत्त्रोर्णं चोरयित्वा तु कुररत्वं नियच्छति कोशकारं ततो हृत्वा नरो जायेत नर्तकः
By stealing silk thread, one attains the state of a kite; by taking from a weaver, a man is born as a dancer.
अंशुकं चोरयित्वा तु शुको जायेत मानवः चोरयित्वा दुकूलं तु मृतो हंसः प्रजायते
By stealing a garment, a man is born as a parrot; by stealing fine cloth, after death, one is born as a swan.
क्रौञ्चः कार्पासिकं हृत्वा मृतो जायेत मानवः चोरयित्वा नरः पट्टं त्व् आविकं चैव भो द्विजाः
A crane, having stolen cotton, is born as a human after death; and, O twice-born, a man who steals silk or woolen cloth—
क्षौमं च वस्त्रम् आहृत्य शशो जन्तुः प्रजायते चूर्णं तु हृत्वा पुरुषो मृतो जायेत बर्हिणः
By taking linen cloth, a creature is born as a hare; by stealing flour, a man is born after death as a peacock.
हृत्वा रक्तानि वस्त्राणि जायते जीवजीवकः वर्णकादींस् तथा गन्धांश् चोरयित्वेह मानवः
By stealing red garments, one is born as a jivajivaka bird; likewise, a man who steals dyes and perfumes—
चुच्छुन्दरित्वम् आप्नोति विप्रो लोभपरायणः तत्र जीवति वर्षाणि ततो दश च पञ्च च
A brahmin devoted to greed attains the state of a mongoose, living there for fifteen years.
अधर्मस्य क्षयं कृत्वा ततो जायेत मानवः चोरयित्वा पयश् चापि बलाका संप्रजायते
After exhausting the result of unrighteousness, he is then born as a human; by stealing milk, one is born as a crane.
यस् तु चोरयते तैलं नरो मोहसमन्वितः सो ऽपि विप्रा मृतो जन्तुस् तैलपायी प्रजायते
A man, deluded, who steals oil, O brahmins, after death is born as an oil-drinker.
अशस्त्रं पुरुषं हत्वा सशस्त्रः पुरुषाधमः अर्थार्थं यदि वा वैरी मृतो जायेत वै खरः
A wretched man who kills an unarmed person while himself armed, whether for wealth or out of enmity, is born after death as a donkey.
खरो जीवति वर्षे द्वे ततः शस्त्रेण वध्यते स मृतो मृगयोनौ तु नित्योद्विग्नो ऽभिजायते
The donkey lives for two years, then is killed with a weapon; after death, he is born in the womb of a deer, always anxious.
मृगो विध्येत शस्त्रेण गते संवत्सरे ततः हतो मृगस् ततो मीनः सो ऽपि जालेन बध्यते
The deer is struck down with a weapon after a year has passed; the slain deer is then born as a fish, and he too is caught in a net.
मासे चतुर्थे संप्राप्ते श्वापदः संप्रजायते श्वापदो दश वर्षाणि द्वीपी वर्षाणि पञ्च च
When the fourth month arrives, he is born as a wild beast; as a wild beast, he lives ten years, and as a leopard, five years.
ततस् तु निधनं प्राप्तः कालपर्यायचोदितः अधर्मस्य क्षयं कृत्वा मानुषत्वम् अवाप्नुयात्
Then, meeting his end as ordained by time, after exhausting the result of unrighteousness, he attains human birth.
वाद्यं हृत्वा तु पुरुषो लोमशः संप्रजायते तथा पिण्याकसंमिश्रम् अन्नं यश् चोरयेन् नरः
A man who steals a musical instrument is born as a hairy creature; likewise, one who steals food mixed with oil-cake—
स जायते बभ्रुसटो दारुणो मूषिको नरः दशन् वै मानुषान् नित्यं पापात्मा स द्विजोत्तमाः
He is born as a harsh, tawny rat, O best of twice-born; always biting humans, he is of sinful soul.
घृतं हृत्वा तु दुर्बुद्धिः काको मद्गुः प्रजायते मत्स्यमांसम् अथो हृत्वा काको जायेत मानवः
If a person with evil intent steals ghee, he is born as a crow or a waterfowl; if he steals fish meat, he becomes a human.
लवणं चोरयित्वा तु चिरिकाकः प्रजायते विश्वासेन तु निक्षिप्तं यो ऽपनिह्नोति मानवः
If one steals salt, he is born as a crow; and whoever dishonestly takes what has been entrusted in confidence becomes a human.