Shloka 36
Bhīṣma–Śiśupāla-saṃvādaḥ
Bhishma and Shishupala’s exchange in the assembly
ततः स कथयामास दृष्टवा हंसस्य किल्बिषम् | तेषां परमदु:खार्त: स पक्षी सर्वपक्षिणाम्,हंसका यह पापपूर्ण कृत्य देखकर वह पक्षी दुःखसे अत्यन्त आतुर हो उठा और उसने अन्य सब पक्षियोंसे सारा हाल कह सुनाया
tataḥ sa kathayāmāsa dṛṣṭvā haṃsasya kilbiṣam | teṣāṃ paramaduḥkhārtaḥ sa pakṣī sarvapakṣiṇām ||
Daraufhin, nachdem jener Vogel das Vergehen des Schwans gesehen hatte, ging er—von tiefstem Kummer um der anderen willen überwältigt—hin und berichtete allen übrigen Vögeln die ganze Begebenheit.
शिशुपाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wrongdoing (kilbiṣa) is not merely personal; it can cause collective distress. Ethical conduct includes bearing witness to harm and informing the community so that disorder is addressed rather than ignored.
After seeing the swan commit an offense, an unnamed bird becomes deeply distressed and then recounts the incident to all the other birds, spreading awareness of the wrongdoing.