Shloka 25
Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna
The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura
ततो निमित्तमन्विच्छन् ददर्श स महामना: । कुमारं रूपसम्पन्नं बृहन्तं चारुदर्शनम्,तदनन्तर उन महामना नरेशने इसके कारणका पता लगाते हुए जब आगे बढ़कर देखा, तब मालूम हुआ कि एक परम सुन्दर मनोहर रूपसे सम्पन्न विशालकाय कुमार देवराज इन्द्रके समान दिव्यास्त्रका अभ्यास कर रहा है और अपने तीखे बाणोंसे समूची गंगाकी धाराको रोककर खड़ा है
tato nimittam anvicchan dadarśa sa mahāmanāḥ | kumāraṃ rūpasampannaṃ bṛhantaṃ cārudarśanam ||
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the value of investigation and discernment: when confronted with an alarming sign, the wise do not panic but seek its true cause, discovering that what seemed ominous may arise from skill, discipline, or a hidden context.
The narrator says that a great-souled person, trying to find the reason behind a perceived sign or disturbance, looks ahead and sees a striking, well-formed youth—tall and impressive—thereby identifying the source behind the observed ‘nimitta’.