ततः सिंहोऽब्रवीद्भूपमेनमृक्षं त्यजस्व मे । एवमुक्तेऽथ सिंहेन राजा सुप्तमशंकितः
tataḥ siṃho'bravīdbhūpamenamṛkṣaṃ tyajasva me | evamukte'tha siṃhena rājā suptamaśaṃkitaḥ
Da sprach der Löwe zum König: „Überlass mir diesen Bären.“ Als der Löwe so geredet hatte, ließ der König ohne Argwohn den Schlafenden zurück.
Narrator (within Setukhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: The lion addresses the king with calculated calm; the king turns away, leaving the bear asleep—composition emphasizes the moment of negligent surrender and looming violence.
Unexamined compliance can become adharma; a ruler must discern before acting, especially regarding the vulnerable.
The Setu region provides the sacred frame, though the verse itself advances the moral plot rather than naming a tirtha.
None; the verse narrates a decisive ethical moment.
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