इति पृष्टः स विमना मित्रकार्यप्रसाधनात् । कौशिकः प्राह जानामि नेन्द्रद्युम्नमहं नृपम्
iti pṛṣṭaḥ sa vimanā mitrakāryaprasādhanāt | kauśikaḥ prāha jānāmi nendradyumnamahaṃ nṛpam
かく問われて、友の願いを成し遂げられず彼は意気消沈した。カウシカは言った。「我はインドラデュムナ王を知らぬ。」
Narrator, then Kauśika
Tirtha: Kailāsa (contextual)
Type: peak
Scene: Kauśika, downcast, confesses he does not know Indradyumna; the brāhmaṇas’ faces shift from hope to sober acceptance, the owl/bird’s gaze steady in the cold mountain light.
Dharma includes honest speech—even when the truth disappoints or fails to meet expectations.
None is specified in this verse.
None; the verse centers on truthful response within a dialogue.