सम्पाति
अङ्गदसंवादः / Sampati and Angada: Genealogy, Jatayu, and the Search Vow
ते प्रायमुपविष्टास्तु दृष्ट्वा गृध्रं प्लवङ्गमाः।चक्रुर्बुद्धिं तदा रौद्रां सर्वान्नो भक्षयिष्यति।।।।
te prāyam upaviṣṭās tu dṛṣṭvā gṛdhraṃ plavaṅgamāḥ | cakrur buddhiṃ tadā raudrāṃ sarvān no bhakṣayiṣyati ||
Những bầy khỉ ấy, đã ngồi xuống quyết ý tuyệt thực cho đến chết, vừa thấy con kền kền liền nảy sinh một ý nghĩ kinh hãi: “Hắn sẽ ăn thịt hết thảy chúng ta.”
On seeing the vulture, the monkeys fasting unto death got a terrible thought in theirminds that the vulture might eat them.
Dharma-oriented discernment warns against fear-driven conclusions; anxiety can distort judgment and lead to injustice.
While fasting to death due to failure in the search, the vānaras see Sampāti and assume he intends to eat them.
A negative lesson: the need for steadiness of mind (dhairya) instead of panic.