Shloka 75
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
योडरिणा सह संधाय शयीत कृतकृत्यवत् । स वृक्षाग्रे यथा सुप्त: पतितः प्रतिबुध्यते,जैसे वृक्षेके ऊपरकी शाखापर सोया हुआ पुरुष जब गिरता है, तब होशमें आता है उसी प्रकार जो अपने शत्रुके साथ संधि करके कृतकृत्यकी भाँति सोता (निश्चिन्त हो जाता) है, वह शत्रुसे धोखा खानेपर सचेत होता है
yo 'riṇā saha sandhāya śayīta kṛtakṛtyavat | sa vṛkṣāgre yathā suptaḥ patitaḥ pratibudhyate ||
Ang sinumang nakipagtipan sa kaaway at saka humiga na wari’y tapos na ang gawain—kampante at kuntento—magigising lamang matapos malinlang, gaya ng taong natutulog sa tuktok ng puno na saka lamang nagkakamalay kapag nahulog.
कणिक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not become complacent after making peace with an enemy; a treaty does not remove the need for vigilance. Trust without caution invites betrayal, and awareness often returns only after harm is done.
Kaṇika is giving counsel in the idiom of political prudence (nīti), warning that one who relaxes after concluding a pact with an adversary is like a man sleeping atop a tree—he realizes the danger only when he falls.