Shloka 122
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
विप्रमुक्तो5थ मार्जारस्तमेवाभ्यपतद् द्रुमम् । स तस्मात् सम्भ्रमावर्तान्मुक्तो घोरेण शत्रुणा
vipramukto 'tha mārjāras tam evābhyapatad drumam | sa tasmāt sambhramāvartān mukto ghoreṇa śatruṇā ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Rồi khi đã được thả, con mèo lại phóng lên chính cái cây ấy. Thoát khỏi vòng xoáy hoảng loạn và rối bời, nó được giải khỏi một kẻ thù ghê gớm.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the movement from panic to safety: once danger passes, one should quickly return to a stable refuge and recognize deliverance from harmful forces. Ethically, it underscores prudence—seeking protection and avoiding needless exposure to threats.
A cat, having been released from danger, immediately leaps back onto the same tree for safety. It thereby escapes a turbulent state of fear and is described as being freed from a dreadful enemy.