Canonical Ref: BK 2.33
Metrical Form: उपजातिः
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
आत्मंभरिस्त्वंपिशितैर्नराणां फलेग्रहीन्हंसि वनस्पतीनाम् । शौवस्तिकत्वं विभवा न येषां व्रजन्ति तेषां दयसे न कस्मात् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Feeding yourself on the flesh of men, you kill those that take (i.e, eat, only) the fruits of plants. Why do you not pity them whose possessions do not last (even) for the morrow?
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 2.33. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.