Shloka 8
Saṃsāra-Gahana Allegory: The Brāhmaṇa in the Forest and Well (संसारगहन-आख्यान)
अथापश्यद् वन॑ घोरं समन्ताद् वागुरावृतम्
athāpaśyad vanaṃ ghoraṃ samantād vāgurāvṛtam
ထို့နောက် သူသည် အလွန်ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ်ကောင်းသော တောတစ်ခုကို မြင်တွေ့ရသည်—ပတ်လည်အနှံ့ ပိတ်ဆို့ထားသကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်ပြီး ကွန်ယက်များဖြင့် ဖုံးလွှမ်းနေ하였다။
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The image of a fearsome forest covered with snares evokes the ethical warning that in times of upheaval and grief, one may be surrounded by hidden dangers—requiring vigilance, restraint, and discernment (dharma-guided judgment) rather than impulsive action.
Vidura describes seeing a terrifying forest that is enclosed and overlaid with nets on all sides, presenting a setting of confinement and threat, as though the surroundings themselves have become a trap.