Mahabharata 1.140.75 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 140, Shloka 75
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
योडरिणा सह संधाय शयीत कृतकृत्यवत् । स वृक्षाग्रे यथा सुप्त: पतितः प्रतिबुध्यते
yo 'riṇā saha sandhāya śayīta kṛtakṛtyavat | sa vṛkṣāgre yathā suptaḥ patitaḥ pratibudhyate ||
ຜູ້ໃດທຳສັນຍາກັບສັດຕູ ແລ້ວນອນລົງດັ່ງວ່າວຽກງານສຳເລັດແລ້ວ—ຢູ່ຢ່າງບໍ່ຫ່ວງໃຍ ແລະພໍໃຈຕົນ—ຈະຮູ້ສຶກຕື່ນຕົວກໍ່ຕໍ່ເມື່ອຖືກຫລອກແລ້ວ; ເຫມືອນຊາຍຜູ້ນອນຢູ່ປາຍຍອດໄມ້ ທີ່ຈຶ່ງຮູ້ຕົວເມື່ອຕົກລົງມາ.
कणिक उवाच
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Do not become complacent after making peace with an enemy; a treaty does not remove the need for vigilance. Trust without caution invites betrayal, and awareness often returns only after harm is done.
Kaṇika is giving counsel in the idiom of political prudence (nīti), warning that one who relaxes after concluding a pact with an adversary is like a man sleeping atop a tree—he realizes the danger only when he falls.
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