Shloka 62
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
आश्चर्यभूतं तद् गत्वा राज्ञेडथ प्रत्यवेदयन् काये मत्स्या इमौ राजन् सम्भूतौ मानुषाविति
Vaiśampāyana uvāca— āścaryabhūtaṃ tad gatvā rājñe ’tha pratyavedayan: “kāye matsyā imau rājan sambhūtau mānuṣāv” iti.
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا: اس حیرت انگیز واقعے کو دیکھ کر ماہی گیر بادشاہ کے پاس گئے اور عرض کیا، “اے راجن! اس مچھلی کے جسم (پیٹ) سے یہ دو انسانی بچے پیدا ہوئے ہیں۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary events are brought under the scrutiny of lawful authority: the fishermen do not exploit the marvel privately but report it to the king, reflecting social order and accountability in the face of the uncanny.
After seeing a wondrous occurrence—two human boys found to have arisen from a fish’s body—the fishermen go to the king and formally inform him of what has happened.