Shloka 33
Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat
ततः स बाल्यात् पितरं विव्याध हृदि पत्रिणा । निशितेन सुपुड्खेन बलवद् बश्रुवाहन:
tataḥ sa bālyāt pitaraṁ vivyādha hṛdi patriṇā | niśitena supuṅkhena balavad bāṇavāhanaḥ ||
随后，他因年少无知、未思后果，竟以一支羽翎齐整、锋利无比的箭，猛力射入自己父亲的胸膛。此事昭示：缺乏省察的行动——尤其当其由稚嫩的冲动而非明辨所驱使——足以酿成重创，并招致沉重的道德后果。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that actions done in childish impulsiveness (bālyāt), without foresight or ethical reflection, can cause irreversible harm—especially when directed against those to whom one owes the highest duty, such as one’s father.
A young archer, acting out of immaturity, shoots a sharp, well-feathered arrow into his father’s chest, inflicting a deep wound; the narration emphasizes the force and the tragic impropriety of the act.