मा मारयध्वं त्रायध्वं भटाः कार्पटिका वयम् । अनायासं लुंठयध्वं नयध्वं च यदस्ति नः
mā mārayadhvaṃ trāyadhvaṃ bhaṭāḥ kārpaṭikā vayam | anāyāsaṃ luṃṭhayadhvaṃ nayadhvaṃ ca yadasti naḥ
“ہمیں قتل نہ کرو—ہماری حفاظت کرو، اے سپاہیو! ہم غریب فقیر ہیں۔ جو کچھ ہمارے پاس ہے بے تکلف لوٹ لو اور لے جاؤ۔”
Kārpaṭikāḥ (the poor travelers/mendicants)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A group of ragged mendicants with begging bowls raise open palms in supplication before armed soldiers; the dawn light reveals their frailty; the scene balances threat and plea.
Even amid danger, the plea is for protection over violence, highlighting the dharmic ideal of sparing life.
Not specified in this verse; it belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative setting.
None.