Shloka 19
धृष्टद्युम्नेन समागतक्षत्रियगणगणना
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Enumeration of Assembled Kṣatriyas
अदृश्यन्ती तु तं दृष्टवा क्रूरकर्माणमग्रत: । भयसंविग्नया वाचा वसिष्ठमिदमब्रवीत्,उस क्रूरकर्मी राक्षसको सामने देख अदृश्यन्तीने भयाकुल वाणीमें वसिष्ठजीसे यह कहा --
adṛśyantī tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā krūrakarmāṇam agrataḥ | bhayasaṃvignayā vācā vasiṣṭham idam abravīt ||
เมื่ออทฤศยันตีเห็นผู้กระทำการโหดร้ายอยู่ตรงหน้า ก็กล่าวแก่พระวสิษฐะด้วยเสียงสั่นด้วยความหวาดกลัวว่า—
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
When confronted by cruelty and threat, it is appropriate to feel alarm and to seek guidance from a dharmic authority (here, Vasiṣṭha). The verse highlights reliance on righteous counsel rather than impulsive retaliation.
Adṛśyantī sees a cruel-doer standing before her. Overcome with fear, she speaks to the sage Vasiṣṭha, initiating a plea or report of danger that frames the next action in the episode.