Shloka 44

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

न चापि स महाप्राज्ञस्तस्माद्‌ धैर्याच्चचाल ह । अथास्य समयं कृत्वा विनाशाय तथा परे

Transliteration

na cāpi sa mahāprājñas tasmād dhairyāc cacāla ha | athāsya samayaṃ kṛtvā vināśāya tathā pare ||

Translation

然而那位大智之人并未偏离其坚忍之道，也不为他们的诱引所动摇。于是其余之人相互结盟，立誓要毁灭他，便依其决意开始行事。

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महाप्राज्ञः: very wise
• महाप्राज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तस्मात्: from that/therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, ablative, singular

• धैर्यात्: from firmness/steadfastness
• धैर्यात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चचाल: moved/wavered
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• समयम्: agreement/pledge
• समयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कृत्वा: having made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: absolutive (ktvā), active

• विनाशाय: for destruction
• विनाशाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• तथा: thus/in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• परे: others (the opponents/others)
• परे: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

शार्टूल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• शार्टूल (Śārṭūla, speaker)
• a mahāprājña (unnamed wise person)
• pare (the others/opponents/other servants as per context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights moral steadfastness (dhairya): a truly wise person does not abandon inner firmness when tempted. It also warns that when unethical people fail to corrupt virtue through inducement, they may shift to collective plotting—so discernment and vigilance are necessary alongside righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

A highly intelligent person remains unmoved by others’ attempts to lure him away from his resolve. Frustrated, the opposing group (described as 'the others') forms a pact to bring about his downfall and begins acting to fulfill that plan.