Shloka 34
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
ईषदुच्छवसमानस्तु कृच्छात् संस्तभ्य पन्नग: । उत्ससर्ज गिरं मन्दां मानुषीं पाशपीडित:
īṣad ucchvasamānas tu kṛcchrāt saṃstabhya pannagaḥ | utsasarja giraṃ mandāṃ mānuṣīṃ pāśa-pīḍitaḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Então, firmemente amarrada e atormentada pelo laço, a serpente, respirando apenas, com grande esforço se recompôs e, em voz baixa, falou em linguagem humana.”
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how bondage and pain can subdue arrogance and bring forth measured, truthful speech; restraint (pāśa) becomes a catalyst for humility and moral reflection.
A serpent, bound by a noose and struggling to breathe, gathers himself with difficulty and then speaks softly in human language, as narrated by Bhīṣma.