Shloka 30
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
तक्षोवाच महास्कन्धो भृशं होष परशुर्न भविष्यति । कर्तु चाहं न शक्ष्यामि कर्म सद्धिर्विगर्हितम्
takṣovāca mahāskandho bhṛśaṃ hoṣa paraśur na bhaviṣyati | kartuṃ cāhaṃ na śakṣyāmi karma sadbhir vigarhitam ||
木工は言った。「その胴はあまりに巨大で、枝もまた重く広い。わが斧ではこの業は果たせまい。しかも、生あるものをこのように殺すのは、徳ある人々に咎められる罪業だ。ゆえに私にはできぬ。」
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when asked to carry out a task, one should refuse actions that are condemned by the virtuous and violate dharma—especially harm to a living being—since moral accountability cannot be outsourced.
A carpenter/woodcutter assesses a massive trunk and says his axe will not manage it; more importantly, he declines because the act involves killing a living being and is considered blameworthy by good people.