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Shloka 27

Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda

Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time

न ब्राह्मणानां कोपो$स्ति कुत: कोपाच्च यातनाम्‌ | मार्दवात्‌ क्षम्यतां साथो मुच्यतामेष पन्नग:,ब्राह्मणोंको क्रोध नहीं होता; फिर वे क्रोधवश दूसरोंको पीड़ा कैसे दे सकते हैं; अतः साधो! तू भी कोमलताका आश्रय लेकर इस सर्पके अपराधको क्षमा कर और इसे छोड़ दे

na brāhmaṇānāṁ kopo 'sti kutaḥ kopāc ca yātanām | mārdavāt kṣamyatāṁ sātho mucyatām eṣa pannagaḥ ||

വേട്ടക്കാരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ബ്രാഹ്മണർക്കു ക്രോധമില്ല; ക്രോധം തന്നെയില്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രോധവശാൽ അവർ എങ്ങനെ മറ്റുള്ളവർക്കു പീഡ നൽകും? അതുകൊണ്ട്, സാദുവേ! മൃദുത്വം ആശ്രയിച്ച് ഈ സർപ്പത്തിന്റെ കുറ്റം ക്ഷമിച്ച് ഇതിനെ വിട്ടയക്കൂ।

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ब्राह्मणानाम्of Brahmins
ब्राह्मणानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कोपःanger
कोपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकोप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कुतःwhence/how then
कुतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
कोपात्from anger; out of anger
कोपात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकोप
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यातनाम्torment/pain
यातनाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयातना
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मार्दवात्from/through gentleness
मार्दवात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमार्दव
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
क्षम्यताम्let (it) be forgiven
क्षम्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootक्षम्
FormImperative, Third, Singular, Passive
साधोO good man
साधो:
TypeNoun
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मुच्यताम्let (him/it) be released
मुच्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
FormImperative, Third, Singular, Passive
एषःthis
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पन्नगःsnake
पन्नगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपन्नग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

लुब्धक उवाच

लुब्धक (hunter)
ब्राह्मण (Brahmins)
पन्नग (serpent)

Educational Q&A

The verse upholds kṣamā (forgiveness) and mārdava (gentleness) as marks of righteous conduct, especially associated with Brahminical ideals of self-restraint: one should not punish out of anger, but incline toward mercy and release.

The hunter addresses a virtuous person (sādhu), arguing that a Brahmin is not characterized by anger and therefore should not cause pain in retaliation; he urges the listener to forgive the serpent’s wrongdoing and free it.