Shloka 35
व्याप्र उवाच कि शोचसि महाप्राज्ञ त्वं नो बुद्धिमतां वर: । अशित्वा पिशितान्यद्य विहरिष्यामहे वयम्,तब बाघने पूछा--महामते! क्यों सोचमें पड़े हो? हमलोगोंमें तुम्हीं सबसे बड़े बुद्धिमान हो। आज इस हरिणका मांस खाकर हमलोग मौजसे घूमें-फिरेंगे
vyāghra uvāca: kiṃ śocasi mahāprājña tvaṃ no buddhimatāṃ varaḥ | aśitvā piśitāny adya viharīṣyāmahe vayam ||
老虎说道：“你为何忧愁，噢大智之人？在我们之中，你是最聪慧的。今日吃了这肉，我们便可尽情游走取乐。”
व्याप्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intelligence can be rhetorically used to silence moral hesitation: the tiger appeals to the other’s reputation for wisdom to normalize an unethical act (killing/eating) and to prioritize immediate pleasure over reflective restraint.
A tiger addresses a companion described as very wise, questioning his sorrow or hesitation and proposing that they eat the flesh that day and then wander about enjoying themselves—pressuring him to agree to the act and its consequences.