Shloka 19
Gratitude, Discernment, and the Escalation of Power (Śvā–Dvipī–Vyāghra–Nāga–Siṃha–Śarabha Itihāsa)
ततो<भ्ययान्महारीद्रो व्यादितास्य: क्षुधान्वित: । द्वीपिनं लेलिहद्क्रो व्याप्रो रुधिरलालस:
tato 'bhyayān mahārīdro vyāditāsyaḥ kṣudhānvitaḥ | dvīpinaṃ lelihad kro vyāghro rudhira-lālasaḥ ||
随后，因恐惧所驱，一只巨大而可怖的猛虎——张口大开，饥饿煎迫，嗜血难耐——追逐那只花豹，奔跑间舔舐双颚。此景昭示：当饥与惧主宰心性，众生便被推入无休止的暴烈；亦警醒人们，若为卑下冲动所役而不以克制自持，必招危殆。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a vivid animal chase to illustrate how fear and hunger (unrestrained impulses) can drive beings into violent, compulsive action; ethically, it points toward the value of restraint and governance of desire.
A terrifying, hungry tiger—blood-thirsty and licking its jaws—runs after a leopard/panther, emphasizing the intensity and inevitability of predatory pursuit under the pressure of hunger.