Shloka 39
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
खादिष्ये तत्र मांसानि इत्युक्त्वा प्रस्थितो वनम् । एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु मूषिको5प्याजगाम ह
khādiṣye tatra māṁsāni ity uktvā prasthito vanam | etasminn eva kāle tu mūṣiko 'py ājagāma ha ||
Diciendo: «Allí comeré carne», Vyāghra partió hacia el bosque. En ese mismo instante, llegó también el ratón.
व्याप्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds intention and consequence: a predatory resolve (“I will eat flesh”) is immediately juxtaposed with an unexpected arrival, suggesting how actions driven by appetite can trigger unforeseen developments and ethical repercussions.
Vyāghra declares his plan to go to the forest to eat meat and departs; at that same moment a mouse arrives, indicating the entry of another agent into the unfolding episode.