Shloka 25
Sandhi–Vigraha in Āpada: The Mouse and the Cat (सन्धिविग्रहापदि—मूषकमार्जारसंवादः)
इदं कायव्यचरितं यो नित्यमनुचिन्तयेत् । नारण्येभ्यो हि भूतेभ्यो भयं प्राप्रोति किंचन,जो प्रतिदिन कायव्यके इस चरित्रका चिन्तन करता है, उसे वनवासी प्राणियोंसे किंचिन्मात्र भी भय नहीं प्राप्त होता
idaṃ kāyavyacaritaṃ yo nityam anucintayet | nāraṇyebhyo hi bhūtebhyo bhayaṃ prāpnoti kiṃcana ||
Bhīṣma said: “Whoever constantly reflects upon this account of Kāyavya’s conduct does not incur even the slightest fear from forest-dwelling creatures. The teaching is that steady remembrance of exemplary discipline and right conduct steadies the mind and removes anxiety even amid wilderness and danger.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular contemplation on an exemplar of right conduct (Kāyavya’s carita) cultivates inner steadiness, so that external threats—symbolized by wild forest creatures—no longer generate fear.
Bhīṣma is concluding a didactic point: he recommends daily reflection on the story of Kāyavya’s conduct and states its fruit (phala)—freedom from fear even in the wilderness.