Shloka 53
Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
स निमित्ते विनष्टे तु ममार सहसा शिशु: । त॑ मृतं पुत्रमादाय विललाप ततः पिता,निमित्तका नाश होते ही उस मुनिकुमारकी सहसा मृत्यु हो गयी। तदनन्तर पिता उस मरे हुए पुत्रको लेकर अत्यन्त विलाप करने लगे
sa nimitte vinaṣṭe tu mamāra sahasā śiśuḥ | taṁ mṛtaṁ putram ādāya vilalāpa tataḥ pitā |
Khi điềm giữ mạng ấy bị phá hủy, đứa trẻ bỗng chết tức khắc. Rồi người cha bồng lấy đứa con đã tắt thở, bật lên tiếng than khóc thảm thiết.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dependence of embodied life on supporting conditions (nimitta) and the inevitability of sorrow when those conditions fail; it invites reflection on impermanence and the ethical need for steadiness and compassion in the face of loss.
Bharadvaja narrates that once the determining sign/condition was destroyed, the child died suddenly; the father then lifted the dead boy and began to wail in intense grief.