Shloka 33
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
शृगालवचनात् ते5पि गता: सर्वे नदीं ततः । स चिन्तापरमो भूत्वा तस्थौ तत्रैव जम्बुक:,गीदड़के कहनेसे वे (बाघ आदि) सब साथी नदीमें (नहानेके लिये) चले गये। इधर वह गीदड़ किसी चिन्तामें निमग्न होकर वहीं खड़ा रहा
śṛgālavacanāt te 'pi gatāḥ sarve nadīṃ tataḥ | sa cintāparamo bhūtvā tasthau tatraiva jambukaḥ ||
Theo lời chó rừng, tất cả đều rời đó đến sông. Còn chó rừng, chìm hẳn trong nỗi lo tính, vẫn đứng nguyên tại chỗ.
जम्बुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral risk of persuasive, possibly manipulative counsel: a speaker can quickly direct others’ actions, while privately remaining preoccupied with self-interest or strategy. It cautions against following words uncritically and urges discernment (viveka) in accepting advice.
After the jackal speaks, all the companions (e.g., animals such as a tiger, per the surrounding story) go to the river to bathe. The jackal himself does not go; instead, he stays behind, standing there, absorbed in anxious thought—suggesting he is planning or anticipating the outcome of his scheme.