Shloka 8
Plakṣaprasravaṇa–Kārapacana tīrtha-varṇana and Nārada’s war briefing (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 53)
आगम्यागम्य चैवैनं भूयो भूयो5वहस्य च । शतक्रतुरनिर्विण्णं पृष्टवा पृष्टवा जगाम ह
āgamyāgamyā caivainaṃ bhūyo bhūyo ’vahasyaca | śatakratur anirviṇṇaṃ pṛṣṭvā pṛṣṭvā jagāma ha ||
അവൻ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും വന്ന്, വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും പരിഹസിച്ച്, ക്ഷീണമറിയാത്ത ശതക്രതുവിനോട് പുനഃപുനഃ ചോദിച്ചശേഷം പോയി.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that persistence in seeking answers is not inherently virtuous; when joined with ridicule (avahāsa), it becomes adharma in speech. Ethical inquiry requires humility and respect, especially toward a revered figure like Śatakratu (Indra).
Rāma repeatedly approaches the person referred to as Śatakratu (Indra), questions him again and again, and at the same time mocks him repeatedly; after this repeated questioning, Rāma departs.