Shloka 34
Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)
सरमा नाम या माता शुनां देवी जनाधिप । सापि गर्भान् समादत्ते मानुषीणां सदैव हि,नरेश्वर! कुत्तोंकी माता जो देवजातीय सरमा है, वह भी सदैव मानवीय स्त्रियोंके गर्भस्थ बालकोंका अपहरण करती रहती है
saramā nāma yā mātā śunāṃ devī janādhipa | sāpi garbhān samādatte mānuṣīṇāṃ sadaiva hi nareśvara ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “O lord of men, Saramā—the divine mother of dogs—also, indeed, continually seizes the unborn offspring from the wombs of human women.” The statement underscores a moral warning: even beings of divine origin may act harmfully, and rulers must remain vigilant against hidden, recurring sources of suffering that violate the protection owed to the vulnerable.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच