Shloka 47
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
विश्वामित्रो5हमायुष्मन्नागतो<हं बुभुक्षित: | मा वधीर्मम सदबुद्धे यदि सम्यक् प्रपश्यसि,'आयुष्मन्! मैं विश्वामित्र हूँ। भूखसे पीड़ित होकर यहाँ आया हूँ। उत्तम बुद्धिवाले चाण्डाल! यदि तू ठीक-ठीक देखता और समझता है तो मेरा वध न कर”
Viśvāmitro 'ham āyuṣmann āgato 'haṃ bubhukṣitaḥ | mā vadhīr mama sadbuddhe yadi samyak prapaśyasi ||
«يا ذا العمر المديد، أنا فيشفاميترا. جئتُ إلى هنا معذَّبًا بالجوع. يا تشاندالا ذا العقل النبيل، إن كنتَ ترى وتفهم على وجه الصواب، فلا تقتلني.»
घपच उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in situations shaped by social labels and fear, right discernment should guide action: a noble-minded person restrains violence and responds with compassion to genuine distress (here, hunger), recognizing the moral claim of a supplicant.
The sage Viśvāmitra, weakened by hunger, identifies himself to a Caṇḍāla and pleads for his life, urging him to see the situation correctly and not to kill him.