Shloka 89
इमं क्षितितले त्यक्त्वा बाल॑ रूपसमन्वितम्,यह सुन्दर बालक तुम्हारे कुलकी शोभा बढ़ानेवाला है। यह रूप और यौवनसे सम्पन्न है तथा अपनी कान्तिसे प्रकाशित हो रहा है। मूर्खो! इस पुत्रको पृथ्वीपर डालकर तुम कहाँ जाओगे?
imaṃ kṣititale tyaktvā bāla-rūpa-samanvitam | yaḥ sundaraḥ bālakaḥ tumhāre kulakī śobhā baḍhāne-vālā hai | ayaṃ rūpa-yauvanena sampannaḥ tathā svayā kāntyā prakāśitaḥ | mūrkhāḥ! asya putrasya pṛthivyāṃ nikṣepya yūyaṃ kva gamiṣyatha?
ଜମ୍ବୁକ କହିଲା: ଏହି ବାଳରୂପସମନ୍ୱିତ ଶିଶୁକୁ ଭୂମିରେ ଫେଳିଦେଇ ତୁମେ କେଉଁଠି ଯିବ? ଏହି ସୁନ୍ଦର ବାଳକ ତୁମ କୁଳର ଶୋଭା ବଢ଼ାଇବ। ରୂପ ଓ ଯୌବନରେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ, ସେ ନିଜ ତେଜରେ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ। ହେ ମୂଢମାନେ! ଏହି ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ପୃଥିବୀରେ ତ୍ୟାଗି ତୁମେ କେଉଁ ଆଶ୍ରୟ କିମ୍ବା ଗନ୍ତବ୍ୟ ଦାବି କରିପାରିବ?
जम्बुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns abandoning a helpless child and frames such an act as a grave ethical failure. It emphasizes dharma as protection of the vulnerable and warns that those who commit cruelty cannot claim a righteous destination or refuge.
Jambuka rebukes people who have thrown a radiant, promising boy onto the ground. He highlights the child’s beauty and potential to bring honor to the family, and challenges the perpetrators by asking where they expect to go after committing such a heartless act.