Shloka 19
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
न त्वमस्मिन् वने घोरे बिभेषि कनकप्रभ । किमर्थ च त्वया विद्धो वराहो मत्परिग्रह:,'सुवर्णके समान दीप्तिमान् पुरुष! क्या आपको इस भयानक वनमें भय नहीं लगता? यह सूअर तो मेरा लक्ष्य था, आपने क्यों उसपर बाण मारा?
na tvam asmin vane ghore bibheṣi kanaka-prabha | kim-arthaṁ ca tvayā viddho varāho mat-parigrahaḥ ||
“ಚಿನ್ನದಂತೆ ಕಾಂತಿಮಂತನೇ! ಈ ಘೋರ ಅರಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನಗೆ ಭಯವಿಲ್ಲವೇ? ಮತ್ತು ಆ ವರಾಹವು ನನ್ನ ಗುರಿ—ನೀನು ಅದನ್ನು ಏಕೆ ಬಾಣದಿಂದ ಹೊಡೆದೆ?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharmic restraint in conflict: even in a dangerous setting, one should respect another’s rightful claim (parigraha) and avoid provoking disputes by taking what another has already targeted or claimed.
In a frightening forest, a speaker challenges a radiant person for shooting a boar that the speaker considered his own quarry, questioning both the lack of fear in the wild and the justification for interfering with another’s hunt.