Shloka 90
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
कुलशोभाकर ं मूढा: पुत्र॑ त्यक्त्वा क्व यास्यथ । रूपयौवनसम्पन्नं द्योतमानमिव श्रिया
kulaśobhākaraṃ mūḍhāḥ putraṃ tyaktvā kva yāsyatha | rūpayauvanasampannaṃ dyotamānam iva śriyā ||
Sinabi ni Jambuka: “Mga hangal! Matapos ninyong itakwil ang anak na ito—palamuti at dangal ng inyong angkan—saan kayo tutungo? Taglay niya ang ganda at kabataan, at nagniningning na wari’y sinisinagan ng mismong kasaganaan.”
जम्बुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
One must not abandon those under one’s care—especially a child. Dharma requires protection, compassion, and responsibility toward dependents; discarding them is condemned as delusion and moral failure.
Jambuka addresses people who have thrown away a child, scolding them and pointing out the child’s worth and auspiciousness. The verse functions as a sharp ethical rebuke meant to awaken conscience and restore proper conduct.