कूपसंस्कारःThe consecration of a well
Verse 163
सामान्यं सर्वजीवेभ्यो मया दत्तमिदं जलम् । ये च केचिद्विपद्यन्ते स्वस्वकर्मविपाकतः ॥ १६३ ॥
sāmānyaṁ sarvajīvēbhyō mayā dattamidaṁ jalam | yē ca kēcidvipadyantē svasvakarmavipākataḥ || 163 ||
Translation
"This water I have given in common to all living things. And if any perish in it through the ripening of their own karma,
Word by word
- sāmānyaṁ
- in common
- sarva
- all
- jīvēbhyaḥ
- (jīvebhyaḥ) to living things
- mayā
- by me
- dattam
- given
- idaṁ
- this
- jalam
- water
- yē
- who
- ca
- and
- kēcid
- (kecit) any
- vipadyantē
- perish
- svasva
- their own
- karma
- of karma
- vipākataḥ
- (vipākataḥ) through the ripening
Meaning
A striking clause: the giver foresees that someone may drown in the well or tank.

Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 161.