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Shloka 101

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

क्ररश्चायं वनोद्देशो भयमद्य भविष्यति । त्यज्यतां काष्ठभूतो<यं मृष्यतां जाम्बुकं वच:,जंगलका यह भाग क्रूर प्राणियोंसे भरा हुआ है। अब तुम्हें यहाँ बहुत बड़े भयका सामना करना पड़ेगा। यह बालक तो अब काठके समान निष्प्राण हो गया है। इसे छोड़ो और सियारकी बातोंके लोभमें न पड़ो

krūraś cāyaṁ vanoddeśo bhayam adya bhaviṣyati | tyajyatāṁ kāṣṭhabhūto 'yaṁ mṛṣyatāṁ jāmbukaṁ vacaḥ ||

വനത്തിലെ ഈ ഭാഗം ക്രൂരമാണ്; ഇന്ന് ഇവിടെ ഭയം തീർച്ചയായും ഉയരും. ഈ ബാലൻ മരക്കഷണംപോലെ നിർജ്ജീവനായിരിക്കുന്നു—ഇവനെ വിട്ടുകളയുക; കുറുക്കന്റെ വാക്കുകളിൽ വഴങ്ങരുത്।

क्रूरःcruel, fierce
क्रूरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वन-उद्देशःthis region/tract of forest
वन-उद्देशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवन + उद्देश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भयम्fear, danger
भयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
भविष्यतिwill be, will occur
भविष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्यज्यताम्let (him/it) be abandoned
त्यज्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
FormImperative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, impersonal/passive sense: 'let it be abandoned'
काष्ठ-भूतःbecome like wood (insensate)
काष्ठ-भूतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकाष्ठ + भूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृष्यताम्let it be endured/accepted
मृष्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootमृष्
FormImperative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, impersonal: 'let it be endured/accepted'
जाम्बुकम्jackal (speech/utterance of a jackal)
जाम्बुकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजाम्बुक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

गृध्र उवाच

गृध्र (vulture)
जाम्बुक (jackal)
वनोद्‍देश (forest tract)
बालक (child)

Educational Q&A

In a perilous situation, one should not be misled by persuasive but self-serving counsel; discernment (viveka) and awareness of immediate danger are essential, even when emotions pull toward attachment.

A vulture warns that the forest region is dangerous and that fear is imminent; seeing the child as already lifeless, it urges others to abandon the child and not to follow the jackal’s tempting words.