Shloka 50
आशीविषं घोरतरं पादेन स्पृशतीह कः । सिंहं केसरिणं कश्च दंष्टायां स्पृश्य तिष्तति,“कौन अत्यन्त भयंकर विषधर सर्पको पैरसे कुचल रहा है? तथा कौन केसरी सिंहकी दाढ़ोंमें हाथ डालकर निश्चिन्त खड़ा है?”
āśīviṣaṃ ghorataraṃ pādena spṛśatīha kaḥ | siṃhaṃ kesariṇaṃ kaścid daṃṣṭāyāṃ spṛśya tiṣṭhati ||
ইয়াত কোনে অতি ভয়ংকৰ বিষধৰ সাপটোক পায়েৰে মাড়িবলৈ সাহস কৰিব? আৰু কোনে কেশৰী সিংহৰ চোয়ালত হাত দি নিশ্চিন্তভাৱে থিয় হৈ থাকিব?
(श्रीरम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches practical wisdom aligned with dharma: do not invite predictable harm through rash, arrogant, or careless actions. Just as no sensible person steps on a deadly snake or puts a hand into a lion’s jaws, one should avoid provoking dangers that are clearly beyond safe control.
Śrī Rāma speaks in the form of rhetorical questions, using vivid natural images (a venomous serpent and a lion) to warn against reckless behavior. The point is to dissuade someone from a course of action that is as perilous as touching lethal creatures.