O foremost of men, who is there on earth who does not do harm to any creature? After full consideration, this is the conclusion (that I have come to that there is none who has not killed an animal.
अहिंसेति यदुक्तं हि पुरुषैर्विस्मितैः पुरा। के न हिंसन्ति जीवान् वैलोकेऽस्मिन् द्विजसत्तम बहु संचित्य इति वै नास्ति कश्चिदहिंसकः॥