Shloka 83
Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna
The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura
यस्य हि त्वं सपत्न: स्या गन्धर्वस्यासुरस्य वा । नसजातु चिरं जीवेत् त्वयि क्रुद्धे परंतप,परंतप! आप जिसके शत्रु होंगे, वह गन्धर्व हो या असुर, आपके कुपित होनेपर कभी चिरजीवी नहीं हो सकता
yasya hi tvaṃ sapatnaḥ syā gandharvasyāsurasya vā | na sa jātu ciraṃ jīvet tvayi kruddhe paraṃtapa paraṃtapa ||
Dāśa sprach: „Wer dich zum Feind hat—sei es ein Gandharva oder ein Asura—kann nicht lange leben, wenn du erzürnst, o Bezwinger der Feinde. Dein Zorn lässt selbst mächtige Wesen rasch zugrunde gehen.“
दाश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the feared consequence of righteous (or formidable) power when provoked: an enemy, however exalted, cannot endure against a truly mighty warrior’s wrath. Ethically, it underscores the responsibility that accompanies strength—anger becomes decisive and destructive.
Dāśa addresses a powerful figure with the epithet “Paraṃtapa,” praising his martial potency. He asserts that anyone who becomes this hero’s adversary—whether a celestial Gandharva or an Asura—will not survive long once the hero is enraged.