Shloka 45
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
ईप्सितं तु मृगेन्द्रस्य मांसं यत् यत्र संस्कृतम् । अपनीय स्वयं तद्।ि तैन्यस्तं तस्य वेश्मनि
īpsitaṃ tu mṛgendrasya māṃsaṃ yat yatra saṃskṛtam | apanīya svayaṃ tad hi tainyastaṃ tasya veśmani ||
ଏକ ଦିନ ସେ ସେବକମାନେ ମୃଗେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସିଂହ ପାଇଁ ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ମାଂସ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରି ରଖାଯାଇଥିଲା, ସେଠାରୁ ତାହା ଉଠାଇ ନେଇ ନିଜେଇ ଶିଆଳର ଘରେ ରଖିଦେଲେ।
शार्टूल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical fault in diverting what is rightfully intended for one party to another through deceit. It frames misappropriation as a breach of dharma that invites moral and practical consequences.
Servants remove the prepared meat meant for the lion and place it in the jackal’s home instead. This act sets up a conflict driven by trickery and the wrongful transfer of another’s due.