Shloka 37
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
लुब्धक उवाच यद्यन्यवशगेनेदं कृतं ते पन्नगाशुभम् । कारणं वै त्वमप्यत्र तस्मात् त्वमपि किल्बिषी,व्याधने कहा--ओ सर्प! यद्यपि तूने दूसरेके अधीन होकर यह पाप किया है तथापि तू भी तो इसमें कारण है ही; इसलिये तू भी अपराधी है
lubdhaka uvāca | yady anyavaśagenedaṃ kṛtaṃ te pannagāśubham | kāraṇaṃ vai tvam apy atra tasmāt tvam api kilbiṣī ||
Der Jäger sprach: „O Schlange, selbst wenn du diese böse Tat unter der Gewalt eines anderen begangen hast, bist auch du eine mitwirkende Ursache. Darum trägst auch du Schuld.“
लुब्धक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when an act is done under external pressure or another’s control, one may still share responsibility if one is a causal participant; compulsion can mitigate but does not automatically erase moral accountability.
The hunter addresses the serpent and argues that the serpent cannot fully excuse its wrongdoing by claiming it acted under someone else’s influence; since the serpent was still a cause in the act, it is also blameworthy.