Shloka 4.60.10
सम्पातिवृत्तान्तः — Sampāti’s Account and the Sage Niśākara
अवतीर्य तु विन्ध्याग्रात्कृच्छ्रेण विषमाच्छनैः।तीक्ष्णदर्भां वसुमतीं दुःखेन पुनरागतः।।4.60.10।।
avatīrya tu vindhyāgrāt kṛcchreṇa viṣamāc chanaiḥ | tīkṣṇadarbhāṃ vasumatīṃ duḥkhena punar āgataḥ || 4.60.10 ||
Descending slowly from the rugged peak of Vindhya with great difficulty, I returned once more—painfully—to the earth thick with sharp darbha grass.
'I descended down slowly from the high rugged peak of the Vindhya mountain with great difficulty to the plain land bristling with sharp, harsh darbha grass.
Dharma includes perseverance in adversity and truthful narration: Sampāti’s account models endurance and honest reporting, enabling others to act wisely.
Sampāti describes his arduous descent from Vindhya and return to the ground, as part of explaining his condition and past events.
Resilience—continuing to live and act despite hardship, and speaking plainly about suffering.