आहारनिद्राभयमैथुनं च सामान्यमेतत् पशुभिर्नराणाम् । धर्मो हि तेषामधिको विशेषः धर्मेण हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥
आहारःfood / eating
निद्राsleep
भयम्fear
मैथुनम्procreation
चand
सामान्यम्common / shared
एतत्this / these
पशुभिःwith animals
नराणाम्of humans / of men
धर्मःrighteousness
हिindeed / for
तेषाम्of them / for them
अधिकःadditional / greater
विशेषःdistinguishing feature
धर्मेणby/with dharma
हीनाःdevoid of / lacking
समानाःequal to / same as
Eating, sleeping, fear, and procreation: these are common to both animals and humans. Dharma alone is the distinguishing quality of humans; without dharma, they are equal to animals.
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