Shloka 19
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
न त्वमस्मिन् वने घोरे बिभेषि कनकप्रभ । किमर्थ च त्वया विद्धो वराहो मत्परिग्रह:,'सुवर्णके समान दीप्तिमान् पुरुष! क्या आपको इस भयानक वनमें भय नहीं लगता? यह सूअर तो मेरा लक्ष्य था, आपने क्यों उसपर बाण मारा?
na tvam asmin vane ghore bibheṣi kanaka-prabha | kim-arthaṁ ca tvayā viddho varāho mat-parigrahaḥ ||
“ਹੇ ਸੋਨੇ ਵਰਗੀ ਕਾਂਤੀ ਵਾਲੇ! ਕੀ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਜੰਗਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਡਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ? ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਵਰਾਹ ਤਾਂ ਮੇਰਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾ ਸੀ—ਤੂੰ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਉਂ ਤੀਰ ਮਾਰਿਆ?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharmic restraint in conflict: even in a dangerous setting, one should respect another’s rightful claim (parigraha) and avoid provoking disputes by taking what another has already targeted or claimed.
In a frightening forest, a speaker challenges a radiant person for shooting a boar that the speaker considered his own quarry, questioning both the lack of fear in the wild and the justification for interfering with another’s hunt.