Shloka 19
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
न त्वमस्मिन् वने घोरे बिभेषि कनकप्रभ । किमर्थ च त्वया विद्धो वराहो मत्परिग्रह:,'सुवर्णके समान दीप्तिमान् पुरुष! क्या आपको इस भयानक वनमें भय नहीं लगता? यह सूअर तो मेरा लक्ष्य था, आपने क्यों उसपर बाण मारा?
na tvam asmin vane ghore bibheṣi kanaka-prabha | kim-arthaṁ ca tvayā viddho varāho mat-parigrahaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O golden-radiant one, are you not afraid in this dreadful forest? And for what reason did you shoot that boar—an animal that was already my quarry and under my claim?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharmic restraint in conflict: even in a dangerous setting, one should respect another’s rightful claim (parigraha) and avoid provoking disputes by taking what another has already targeted or claimed.
In a frightening forest, a speaker challenges a radiant person for shooting a boar that the speaker considered his own quarry, questioning both the lack of fear in the wild and the justification for interfering with another’s hunt.