Shloka 16
Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity
एवमीदृशकं स्वप्न द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं विशाम्पते । मा तत्कृते हानुध्याहि कालो हि दुरतिक्रम:
evamīdṛśakaṃ svapnaṃ drakṣyasi tvaṃ viśāmpate | mā tatkṛte hānudhyāhi kālo hi duratikramaḥ ||
اے رعایا کے سردار! تم اسی طرح کا خواب دیکھو گے۔ مگر اس کے سبب دل میں فکر نہ لانا؛ کیونکہ زمانے (کال) سے آگے بڑھ جانا کسی کے لیے بھی دشوار ہے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse counsels restraint in anxiety: even if an ominous dream is seen, one should not be consumed by worry, because Kāla (Time/fate) moves irresistibly and cannot be easily resisted by human agitation.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king, foretelling that he will see a dream of a particular kind and advising him not to brood over it, emphasizing the overpowering, unavoidable nature of Time.