Shloka 33
Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat
ततः स बाल्यात् पितरं विव्याध हृदि पत्रिणा । निशितेन सुपुड्खेन बलवद् बश्रुवाहन:,उसने बालोचित अविवेकके कारण परिणामपर विचार किये बिना ही सुन्दर पाँखवाले एक तीखे बाणद्वारा पिताकी छातीमें एक गहरा आघात किया
tataḥ sa bālyāt pitaraṁ vivyādha hṛdi patriṇā | niśitena supuṅkhena balavad bāṇavāhanaḥ ||
അപ്പോൾ ബാല്യസഹജമായ അവിവേകത്താൽ ശക്തനായ ബഭ്രുവാഹനൻ, മനോഹരമായ ചിറകുകളുള്ള മൂർച്ചയേറിയ അമ്പുകൊണ്ട് ബലമായി തന്റെ പിതാവിന്റെ നെഞ്ചിൽ കുത്തിവെച്ചു।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that actions done in childish impulsiveness (bālyāt), without foresight or ethical reflection, can cause irreversible harm—especially when directed against those to whom one owes the highest duty, such as one’s father.
A young archer, acting out of immaturity, shoots a sharp, well-feathered arrow into his father’s chest, inflicting a deep wound; the narration emphasizes the force and the tragic impropriety of the act.