Shloka 17
मधुकैटभवधोपाख्यानम्
The Account of the Slaying of Madhu and Kaiṭabha
शतं वर्षसहस्राणि मुने जातस्य तेडनघ । समाख्याहि मम ब्रद्मयन् कि दुःखं चिरजीविनाम्
śataṁ varṣa-sahasrāṇi mune jātasya te 'n-agha | samākhyāhi mama brahman kiṁ duḥkhaṁ cirajīvinām ||
ဝိုင်ရှမ္ပါယနက ပြောသည်– “အပြစ်ကင်းသော မုနိရေ၊ သင်သည် နှစ်တစ်သိန်း အသက်ရှင်ခဲ့ပြီ။ ဗြာဟ္မဏရေ၊ ရှည်လျားစွာ အသက်ရှင်သူတို့အတွက် မည်သို့သော ဝမ်းနည်းမှုရှိသနည်း—ငါ့အား ပြောပြပါ။”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharmic inquiry into the paradox of longevity: whether long life brings greater wisdom and peace, or accumulates grief through witnessing loss, change, and the burdens of time.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a venerable, long-lived sage and asks him to explain what kind of suffering is characteristic of those who live for an extraordinarily long time, setting up a reflective discourse on human experience and the weight of time.