Shloka 16
चिरकारि-उपाख्यानम् / The Exemplum of Cirakārī: Deliberation Before Irreversible Action
सर्वतः शड़्कते स्तेनो मृगो ग्राममिवेयिवान् । बहुधा5<चरितं पापमन्यत्रैवानुपश्यति
sarvataḥ śaṅkate steno mṛgo grāmam iveyivān | bahudhā caritaṃ pāpam anyatraivānupaśyati ||
गावात शिरलेल्या हरिणासारखा चोर सर्वांवर संशय घेत राहतो. त्याने स्वतः वारंवार जसा पापाचार केला आहे, तसाच पाप तो इतरांतही पाहतो.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wrongdoing breeds inner fear and suspicion: one who has repeatedly acted sinfully tends to project that same intent onto others, living in constant apprehension.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on righteous conduct, he uses a vivid simile: a thief, like a deer trapped in a village, is frightened from every direction, because his own past misdeeds make him expect harm and deceit from others.