Shloka 93
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
अणीमाण्डव्य इत्येवं विख्यात: स महायशा: । स धर्ममाहूय पुरा महर्षिरिदमुक्तवान्,पूर्वकालकी बात है वेदार्थोंके ज्ञाता, महान् यशस्वी, पुरातन मुनि, ब्रह्मर्षि भगवान् अणीमाण्डव्य चोर न होते हुए भी चोरके संदेहसे शूलीपर चढ़ा दिये गये। परलोकमें जानेपर उन महायशस्वी महर्षिने पहले धर्मको बुलाकर इस प्रकार कहा--
Aṇīmāṇḍavya ity evaṁ vikhyātaḥ sa mahāyaśāḥ | sa dharmam āhūya purā maharṣir idam uktavān |
“He was renowned by the name Aṇīmāṇḍavya, a great and illustrious sage. In ancient times, that seer summoned Dharma and spoke these words.” (This introduces the ethical episode in which the blameless sage—impaled due to suspicion of theft—confronts Dharma about justice, culpability, and the proportionality of punishment.)
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