मृगमध्ये स्थितश्चाहं न कंचिदुपरोधये । तां वाचं मानुषीं श्रुत्वा स राजा विस्मयान्वितः
mṛgamadhye sthitaścāhaṃ na kaṃciduparodhaye | tāṃ vācaṃ mānuṣīṃ śrutvā sa rājā vismayānvitaḥ
„Ich stand mitten unter den Hirschen und bedrängte niemanden.“ Als der König diese menschliche Rede hörte, wurde er von Staunen erfüllt.
Ṛkṣaśṛṅga (first half), Narrator (second half reporting the king’s reaction)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa forest-tīrtha environs (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king-hunter pauses in astonishment as a human voice arises from among deer in a forest clearing; deer cluster around, the moment suspended between fear and wonder.
Non-harming presence is the mark of sanctity; recognition of holiness awakens conscience, shown by the king’s astonishment.
The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative milieu; no named tīrtha appears here.
None.