Shloka 3
आपद्-राजनीतिः (Āpad-rājanīti) — Policy Options in Multi-Front Crisis
ऋषभ उवाच इत्येवमुक्ते वचने राज्ञा मुनिरधोमुख: । तूष्णीमेवाभवत् तत्र न च प्रत्युक्तवान् नृपम्
ṛṣabha uvāca | ityevamukte vacane rājñā munir adhomukhaḥ | tūṣṇīm evābhavat tatra na ca pratyuktavān nṛpam |
勒沙婆（Rishabha）说道：国王如此言毕，那位仙人垂首而坐，寂然无声；对国王一句也不答。
ऋषभ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights silence (tūṣṇīm) as an ethically charged response: when speech may be inadequate, premature, or harmful, restraint and inward reflection can itself communicate gravity, dissent, or contemplation within the pursuit of dharma.
After the king speaks, the sage lowers his face and remains silent, offering no verbal reply. Rishabha narrates this moment to show the tension between royal questioning/assertion and ascetic reserve, setting up the next development in the dialogue.