Shloka 14
अर्जुन-कर्ण-सङ्ग्रामः
Arjuna–Karna Engagement in the Cattle-Raid Aftermath
अथवा कुज्जरं मत्तमेक एव चरन् वने । अनडूकुशं समारुहय नगरं गन्तुमिच्छसि,अथवा वनमें अकेले घूमते हुए तुम बिना अंकुशके ही मतवाले हाथीकी पीठपर बैठकर नगरमें जाना चाहते हो
athavā kuñjaraṁ mattam eka eva caran vane | anaḍūkuśaṁ samāruhya nagaraṁ gantum icchasi ||
“Hay là, lang thang một mình trong rừng, ngươi muốn leo lên lưng con voi điên mà không có móc điều khiển, rồi cứ thế tiến thẳng vào thành?”
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power or bold action must be governed by restraint and proper means; acting without control (like riding a maddened elephant without a goad) endangers both the agent and the community.
Kr̥pa challenges someone’s intention with a sharp metaphor, implying that the proposed course is rash—like taking an uncontrollable force from the wild into a populated city without any instrument of control.