Shloka 9
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 181 — Svayaṃvara Aftermath: Arjuna–Karna Exchange and Bhīma–Śalya Contest
स कदाचित क्षुधाविष्टो मृगयन् भक्ष्यमात्मन: । ददर्श सुपरिक्लिष्ट: कम्मिंश्रिन्निर्जने वने
sa kadācit kṣudhāviṣṭo mṛgayan bhakṣyam ātmanaḥ | dadarśa suparikliṣṭaḥ kammiṃśrinnirjane vane ||
有一次，他为饥饿所逼，便为自己寻觅食物。历尽艰辛之后，他在林中一处僻静之地，看见一位婆罗门与一位婆罗门女子为行交合而相会。二人欲念未遂，忽见具罗刹之性、如被罗刹所摄的迦尔摩沙波陀，惊惧万分，遂从彼处奔逃。
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames hunger and demonic possession as forces that can drive a person toward adharma; it also highlights the vulnerability of householders and the ethical danger when power, appetite, and loss of self-control converge.
A hunger-stricken, rākṣasa-possessed Kalmāṣapāda wanders in a forest seeking food and encounters a Brahmin couple who have come together for union; terrified on seeing him, they flee before completing their act.