Shloka 48
कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira
अथ दस्युभयात् केचित् तदा तद् वनमाविशन् | तत्रापि दस्यव: क्रुद्धास्तानमार्गन्त यत्नतः
atha dasyubhayāt kecit tadā tad vanam āviśan | tatrāpi dasyavaḥ kruddhās tān amārganta yatnataḥ ||
Kemudian, kerana takut akan para penyamun, beberapa orang masuk ke hutan itu untuk bersembunyi. Namun bahkan di sana, para penyamun yang murka tetap mencari mereka dengan tekun—menunjukkan bagaimana ketakutan dapat mendorong orang yang tidak bersalah ke dalam bahaya, sedangkan amarah dan ketamakan menjadikan orang ganas tidak kenal lelah dalam pengejaran.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral contrast: fear may force ordinary people into risky refuge, but unchecked anger and predatory intent make wrongdoers persistent. It implicitly warns that adharma (violence, greed) does not easily stop at boundaries, and that emotions like fear and anger shape human action and consequence.
Some people, frightened of robbers, enter a forest to hide. The robbers, however, become angry and actively search for them even within the forest, pursuing them with deliberate effort.