Shloka 5
Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)
स वक्षस्तेन दष्टस्तु पन्नगेन महात्मना । आशीविषविषोपेत: प्रजज्वाल समन्तत:,उस महाकाय विषधर सर्पके डँसते ही उसके विषसे व्याप्त हो वह वृक्ष सब ओरसे जल उठा
sa vakṣas tena daṣṭas tu pannagena mahātmanā | āśīviṣa-viṣopetaḥ prajajvāla samantataḥ ||
Als die gewaltige Giftschlange zubiss, durchdrang ihn das tödliche Gift des āśīviṣa, und der Baum loderte ringsum in Flammen auf.
काश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how harmful intent (symbolized by venom) can spread swiftly and become all-consuming, turning a single injury into widespread destruction—an ethical warning about the cascading consequences of violence.
Kāśyapa narrates that a great serpent bites the victim on the chest; the deadly poison permeates him, and he is described as blazing up on all sides, indicating a sudden, overwhelming effect of the venom.