Shloka 27
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
तेनानुचरता तस्मिन् वने विश्वस्तचारिणा । भक्ष्यं मृगयमाणेन चिराद् दृष्टं तदामिषम्
tenānucaratā tasmin vane viśvastacāriṇā | bhakṣyaṁ mṛgayamāṇena cirād dṛṣṭaṁ tad āmiṣam ||
Bhīṣma dijo: «Mientras vagaba por aquel bosque con creciente confianza, buscando alimento, al cabo de mucho tiempo divisó por fin la carne cebada que había sido esparcida sobre la trampa. Subió a la trampa y comenzó a comer la carne».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse illustrates how unchecked hunger and overconfidence (trust without vigilance) can lead one into a snare; ethical discernment includes caution toward alluring gains that may conceal harm.
A mouse, roaming confidently in the forest while searching for food, finally spots meat laid out as bait on a trap and climbs onto it to eat.