Shloka 34
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
ईषदुच्छवसमानस्तु कृच्छात् संस्तभ्य पन्नग: । उत्ससर्ज गिरं मन्दां मानुषीं पाशपीडित:,उस समय बन्धनसे पीड़ित होकर धीरे-धीरे साँस लेता हुआ वह साँप बड़ी कठिनाईसे अपनेको सँभालकर मन्दस्वरसे मनुष्यकी वाणीमें बोला
īṣad ucchvasamānas tu kṛcchrāt saṃstabhya pannagaḥ | utsasarja giraṃ mandāṃ mānuṣīṃ pāśa-pīḍitaḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Ketika itu, ular tersebut terikat erat dan terseksa oleh jerat; nafasnya tinggal samar. Dengan susah payah ia menenangkan diri, lalu dengan suara perlahan ia berkata dalam bahasa manusia.”
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how bondage and pain can subdue arrogance and bring forth measured, truthful speech; restraint (pāśa) becomes a catalyst for humility and moral reflection.
A serpent, bound by a noose and struggling to breathe, gathers himself with difficulty and then speaks softly in human language, as narrated by Bhīṣma.