Shloka 16
कथं वत्स्यथ दुर्गेषु वने ऋद्धिविनाकृता: । वीर्यसत्त्वबलोत्साहतेजोभिरकृशा: कृशा:
kathaṁ vatsyatha durgeṣu vane ṛddhi-vinākṛtāḥ | vīrya-sattva-balotsāha-tejobhir akṛśāḥ kṛśāḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «كيف ستعيشون في مسالك الغابة الوعرة الخطرة وقد جُرِّدتم من الرخاء؟ وإن كنتم موهوبين بالشجاعة والثبات والقوة والحماسة والبهاء، فستُردّون مع ذلك إلى العسر والخصاصة.»
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that the loss of prosperity intensifies suffering and becomes a moral test: true strength is proven when one must uphold resolve and dharma amid deprivation and danger.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the looming reality of life in harsh forest regions after being deprived of wealth—an anxious reflection on how even heroic, capable men may be brought low by exile and scarcity.