Shloka 4
उद्योगपर्व — धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्योधनप्रति शक्तिस्मारक-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva 63: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel Reminding Duryodhana of Opponent Strength
तथा तमनुधावन्तं मृगयुं शकुनार्थिनम् । आश्रमस्थो मुनि: कश्रिद् ददर्शाथ कृताह्विक:,उन दिनों उस वनमें कोई मुनि रहते थे, जो उस समय संध्या-वन्दन आदि नित्यकर्म करके आश्रममें ही बैठे हुए थे। उन्होंने पक्षियोंको पकड़नेके लिये उनका पीछा करते हुए उस व्याधको देखा
tathā tam anudhāvantaṃ mṛgayuṃ śakunārthinam | āśramastho muniḥ kaścid dadarśātha kṛtāhvikaḥ ||
В те дни в том лесу жил в своей обители один мудрец. Совершив положенные обряды — такие как вечерние молитвы, — он сидел в ашраме. И увидел он охотника, что мчался в погоне, жаждая поймать птиц.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly contrasts two orientations: the sage grounded in disciplined daily dharma (nitya-karma) and the hunter driven by pursuit. It prepares an ethical reflection on how actions and intentions shape character and consequences.
A hunter, chasing birds, runs through the forest. A sage seated in his hermitage after completing his daily rituals notices the hunter, setting up the next interaction in Vidura’s narrated episode.