Mahabharata 1.140.37 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 140, Shloka 37
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
मद्बाहुबलमाश्रित्य तृप्तिमद्य गमिष्यति । गर्जमानस्य तस्यैवमतो भक्ष्यं न रोचये
mad-bāhubalam āśritya tṛptim adya gamiṣyati | garjamānasya tasyaivam ato bhakṣyaṁ na rocaye ||
“என் புயவலிமையைச் சார்ந்து இன்று அவன் திருப்தி அடைவான்.” என்று கர்ஜித்து அவன் அகந்தைமிகு சொற்களைச் சொன்னான்; ஆகவே அவன் உதவியால் கிடைத்த இந்த உணவை ஏற்க எனக்கு விருப்பமில்லை.
जम्बुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Aid or charity is ethically compromised when it is bound up with arrogance and self-glorification; one should be cautious about accepting benefits that come with pride, humiliation, or impure intention, even if they satisfy immediate need.
Jambuka reports another person’s boast—claiming that by relying on Jambuka’s arm-strength he will satisfy his hunger—and, because the statement is made in a roaring, prideful manner, Jambuka rejects the idea of taking the resulting food, judging it improper to accept.
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