Shloka 28
मा मण्डूकान् जिधघांस त्वं कोपं संधारयाच्युत । प्रक्षीयते धनोद्रेको जनानामविजानताम्,अच्युत! आप मेढकोंको मारनेकी इच्छा न करें। अपने क्रोधको रोकें; क्योंकि अविवेकसे काम लेनेवाले मनुष्योंके धनकी वृद्धि नष्ट हो जाती है
mā maṇḍūkān jidhaghāṃs tvaṃ kopaṃ saṃdhārayācyuta | prakṣīyate dhanodreko janānām avijānātām ||
Wahai Acyuta, jangan berhasrat membunuh katak-katak itu. Tahan amarahmu; sebab pertumbuhan harta dan kemakmuran akan menyusut dan lenyap pada orang yang bertindak tanpa kebijaksanaan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Anger should be restrained and violence avoided; acting without discernment (aviveka) leads to the wasting away of prosperity and the loss of one’s accumulated wealth.
Vaiśampāyana addresses someone called Acyuta, urging him not to kill frogs and to check his anger, warning that rash, undiscerning action brings decline rather than gain.