Shloka 58
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
नेदं सम्यग् व्यवसितं महर्षे धर्मगर्हितम् । चाण्डालस्वस्य हरणमभक्ष्यस्य विशेषत:
nedaṃ samyag vyavasitaṃ maharṣe dharmagarhitam | cāṇḍālasvasya haraṇam abhakṣyasya viśeṣataḥ ||
«အို မဟာရသီ၊ သင်၏ဤဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်သည် မမှန်ကန်ပါ။ ဓမ္မအရ အပြစ်တင်ရမည့်အရာဖြစ်သည်။ စဏ္ဍာလ၏ ပစ္စည်းကို လုယူခြင်း—အထူးသဖြင့် စားသောက်ရန် မသင့်သောအရာဖြစ်လျှင်—ဓမ္မက ပို၍ပြင်းထန်စွာ ရှုတ်ချသော လုပ်ရပ်ဖြစ်သည်»။
घपच उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts that a decision leading to the seizure of another’s property is morally censured, and that taking what is associated with prohibited consumption (abhakṣya) is especially blameworthy; dharma requires restraint and ethical means even under pressure.
A speaker addresses a great sage and objects to the sage’s intended course of action, criticizing it as contrary to dharma—specifically, the planned taking of a Caṇḍāla’s belongings, with emphasis on the impropriety of appropriating forbidden substances.