Shloka 11
Yakṣa-saṃvāda: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Interrogation at the Guarded Water
आशा नाहसि मे हन्तुं सौहदात् प्रणतस्य च । अभितक्षागतं प्रेम्णा प्रत्याख्यातुं न मा्हसि,मैं सौहार्दभावसे आपकी शरणमें आया हूँ। आप मेरी आशा भग्न न करें--प्रेमपूर्वक अपने पास आये हुए मुझ प्रार्थीको निराश न लौटावें
āśā nāhasi me hantuṃ sauhṛdāt praṇatasya ca | abhitakṣāgataṃ premṇā pratyākhyātuṃ na mārhasi ||
Humatsen disse: “Não destruas a minha esperança—sobretudo quando me inclinei diante de ti e vim buscar refúgio em amizade. Não deves repelir com recusa aquele que se aproximou com afeto e confiança.”
हुमत्सेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person who comes in trust—bowed, seeking help in friendship—should not be rejected. The verse frames refusal as adharma: one must protect hope and respond to sincere approach with goodwill.
Humatsen addresses another person as a petitioner. He emphasizes that he has approached respectfully and affectionately, and therefore asks that his request not be refused or his hope crushed.