Mahabharata 3.39.19 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 19
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
न त्वमस्मिन् वने घोरे बिभेषि कनकप्रभ । किमर्थ च त्वया विद्धो वराहो मत्परिग्रह:
na tvam asmin vane ghore bibheṣi kanaka-prabha | kim-arthaṁ ca tvayā viddho varāho mat-parigrahaḥ ||
“हे सुवर्णकान्तिमान! या भयंकर वनात तुला भीती वाटत नाही काय? आणि हा वराह तर माझा लक्ष्य होता—तू त्याला कोणत्या कारणाने बाण मारलास?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse foregrounds dharmic restraint in conflict: even in a dangerous setting, one should respect another’s rightful claim (parigraha) and avoid provoking disputes by taking what another has already targeted or claimed.
In a frightening forest, a speaker challenges a radiant person for shooting a boar that the speaker considered his own quarry, questioning both the lack of fear in the wild and the justification for interfering with another’s hunt.
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