Shloka 28
खाण्डवदाहे देवविमुखता तथा मयदानवाभयदानम् | Khāṇḍava Burning: Devas Withdraw; Maya Granted Protection
इच्छन्नेव हि सम्बन्ध॑ कृत॑ पूर्व च मानयन् । को हि नाम भवेनार्थी साहसेन समाचरेत्,“सम्बन्धकी इच्छा रहते हुए भी कौन ऐसा कल्याणकामी पुरुष होगा, जो पहलेके उपकारको मानते हुए ऐसा दुःसाहसपूर्ण कार्य करे
icchann eva hi sambandhaṁ kṛtaṁ pūrvaṁ ca mānayan | ko hi nāma bhavenārthī sāhasena samācaret ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «حتى وهو يرغب في إبقاء الصلة، وحتى وهو يوقّر الإحسان السابق، أيُّ رجلٍ يطلب خير نفسه حقًّا يُقدم بجرأةٍ طائشة على فعلٍ كهذا؟»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should not repay prior goodwill with reckless aggression; a truly welfare-seeking person restrains himself, honors past benefactions, and protects relationships rather than committing rash acts.
Vaiśampāyana frames a moral reflection as a rhetorical question: despite wanting to maintain ties and remembering earlier help, no sensible person would choose a daring, harmful course of action.