Chapter 26
एवमेव महारौरवो यत्र निपतितं पुरुषं क्रव्यादा नाम रुरवस्तं क्रव्येण घातयन्ति य: केवलं देहम्भर: ॥ १२ ॥
Transliteration
evam eva mahārauravo yatra nipatitaṁ puruṣaṁ kravyādā nāma ruravas taṁ kravyeṇa ghātayanti yaḥ kevalaṁ dehambharaḥ.
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
evam — thus; eva — certainly; mahā-rauravaḥ — the hell known as Mahāraurava; yatra — where; nipatitam — being thrown; puruṣam — a person; kravyādāḥ nāma — named kravyāda; ruravaḥ — the ruru animals; tam — him (the condemned person); kravyeṇa — for eating his flesh; ghātayanti — kill; yaḥ — who; kevalam — only; dehambharaḥ — intent upon maintaining his own body.
Translation
“Punishment in the hell called Mahāraurava is compulsory for a person who maintains his own body by hurting others. In this hell, ruru animals known as kravyāda torment him and eat his flesh.”