Shloka 533
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
तदा बुद्धि: कृता पापे हरिष्यामि श्वजाघनीम् । “मैं जानता हूँ कि यह अधर्म है तो भी यह कुत्तेकी जाँघ ले जाऊँगा। मैं तुमलोगोंके घरोंपर घूम-घूमकर माँगनेपर भी जब भीख नहीं पा सका हूँ, तब मैंने यह पापकर्म करनेका विचार किया है; अतः कुत्तेकी जाँघ ले जाऊँगा
tadā buddhiḥ kṛtā pāpe hariṣyāmi śvajāghanīm |
そのとき彼は罪業を決意し、「犬の腿を取っていこう」と言った。これが法（ダルマ）に背くと知りながらも、飢えと、家々を巡って施しを乞うても得られなかった度重なる失敗が彼をこの決断へ追い立てた。ゆえに彼は犬の腿を持ち去ると固く定めたのである。
घपच उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one clearly recognizes an act as adharma, extreme distress (such as hunger and social neglect) can push the mind toward wrongdoing; the verse highlights the inner conflict between moral knowledge and desperate impulse, underscoring the need to guard resolve (buddhi) and seek righteous means even under pressure.
The speaker declares that he has decided to commit a sinful act: he will take the thigh of a dog. He admits he knows it is wrong, but explains that after repeatedly going from house to house without receiving alms, he has formed this intention and is set on carrying it out.