Shloka 43
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
व्युत्थानं च विकांक्षद्धिः कथाभि: प्रतिलोभ्यते । धनेन महता चैव बुद्धिरस्य विलोभ्यते,उनकी यही इच्छा थी कि सियार भी डिग जाय; इसलिये वे तरह-तरहकी बातोंमें उसे फुसलाते और बहुत-सा धन देनेका लोभ देकर उसकी बुद्धिको प्रलोभनमें फँसाना चाहते थे
vyutthānaṁ ca vikāṅkṣaddhiḥ kathābhiḥ pratilobhyate | dhanena mahatā caiva buddhir asya vilobhyate ||
Ninais nilang matinag ang asong-gubat at iwan ang matatag na tindig; kaya’t sa sari-saring pananalita ay sinikap nilang akitin siya. At sa pain ng malaking kayamanan, ibig nilang tuksuhin at itali ang kanyang paghatol sa bitag ng pagnanasa.
शार्टूल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that steadfastness in dharma is often undermined through subtle means—sweet speech and the promise of wealth—aimed at corrupting one’s buddhi (discernment). Ethical failure can begin when judgment is made pliable by greed.
Śārṭūla describes how certain parties, wanting the other to ‘budge’ from his position, attempt to coax him with many kinds of talk and then intensify the pressure by offering great wealth, hoping his discernment will be overcome by temptation.