Shloka 43

Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)

Devanagari script

तमागतमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीज्जम्बुकस्तदा | मृगराजो हि संक्रुद्धो न ते साधु भविष्यति

Transliteration

tam āgatam idaṃ vākyam abravīj jambukas tadā | mṛgarājo hi saṃkruddho na te sādhu bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

แล้วชัมพุกะจึงกล่าวแก่ผู้ที่มาถึงว่า “หากเจ้าราชาแห่งสัตว์ทั้งหลายกริ้วขึ้นมา ย่อมไม่เป็นมงคลแก่เจ้า”

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आगतम्: come, arrived
• आगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जम्बुकः: the jackal
• जम्बुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• मृगराजः: the king of beasts (lion)
• मृगराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• संक्रुद्धः: enraged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ते: to you / for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative/Genitive, Singular

• साधु: well, good
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु

• भविष्यति: will be, will happen
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Future (Lrt), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

जम्बुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jambuka
• mṛgarāja (lion/king of beasts)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Anger in a powerful person (here, the ‘king of beasts’) is dangerous; wise conduct is to recognize imminent harm and avoid provoking or approaching such wrath.

What is happening in the narrative?

Jambuka addresses someone who has arrived and warns that the enraged ‘mṛgarāja’ (lion) will not lead to anything beneficial for him—implying immediate peril if the situation is not handled cautiously.