Shloka 44
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
बहुदंशाकुलान् देशान् नयन्ति बहुकर्दमान् । वाहसम्पीडिता धुर्या: सीदन्त्यविधिना परे
bahudaṁśākulān deśān nayanti bahukardamān | vāhasampīḍitā dhuryāḥ sīdanty avidhinā pare ||
അവർ അവയെ കടിയുന്ന കീടങ്ങൾ നിറഞ്ഞും ചെളി കവിഞ്ഞും ഉള്ള ദേശങ്ങളിലേക്കു കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു. അതുപോലെ കനത്ത ചുമടിൽ ഞെരിഞ്ഞ ഭാരവാഹി മൃഗങ്ങൾ, മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ അവിധിപീഡനത്തിൽ തളർന്ന് വീഴുന്നു।
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that adharma often lies in the hidden violence behind ordinary economic activity—coercion, separation of young from mothers, and overburdening animals—urging compassion and lawful conduct (vidhi) rather than exploitation.
Tulādhāra rebukes a moral objection by pointing to common practices: people raid pest-free regions to seize animals and drive them into harsh, insect-ridden, muddy lands, and they overload and mistreat draught animals until they collapse.