Shloka 40
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
अहो स्नेहोऽस्य नृपतेर्ममोपऱ्यचलं मनः ।
येनायं पातनोऽरीणां विना शस्त्रेण पातितः ॥
aho sneho ’sya nṛpater mamopary acalaṃ manaḥ |
yenāyaṃ pātano ’rīṇāṃ vinā śastreṇa pātitaḥ ||
آہ—مجھ سے اس بادشاہ کی محبت ایسی ہے؛ اس کا ثابت قدم دل مجھ ہی میں بندھا ہے، جس کے باعث وہ ‘دشمن گرانے والا’ ہوتے ہوئے بھی بغیر کسی ہتھیار کے گرا دیا گیا۔
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FAQs
Even a powerful ruler can be defeated by inner vulnerability; unchecked attachment is more potent than external weapons.
Moral instruction embedded in narrative (ākhyāna); not a primary pancalakṣaṇa segment.
‘Weaponless defeat’ points to kleśas (desire/attachment) as subtle forces that overthrow the mind without visible cause.