Shloka 31
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
जम्बुकस्य तु तद् वाक््यं तथा चक्रुः समाहिता: । मूषिकाभक्षितै: पादैर्मुगं व्याप्रोडवधीत् तदा,गीदड़की वह बात सुनकर सबने सावधान होकर वैसा ही किया। चूहेके द्वारा काटे हुए पैरोंसे लड़खड़ाते हुए मृगको बाघने तत्काल ही मार डाला
jambukasya tu tad vākyaṃ tathā cakruḥ samāhitāḥ | mūṣikābhakṣitaiḥ pādair mṛgaṃ vyāghro ’vadhīt tadā ||
ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของจัมพูกะ พวกเขาทั้งหมดก็ลงมือทำตามด้วยความระมัดระวัง ครั้นกวางเซถลาเพราะเท้าถูกหนูแทะแล้ว เสือก็ฆ่ามันในทันที
जम्बुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Small causes can have decisive effects: a minor weakening (the deer’s feet gnawed by mice) becomes fatal when a greater threat is present. The verse also highlights the power of timely counsel and the need for vigilant, composed action (samāhitāḥ).
After Jambuka gives advice, the group follows it attentively. The deer, weakened and stumbling because mice have gnawed its feet, is immediately slain by the tiger.