Shloka 30
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
अपश्यदपरं घोरमात्मन: शत्रुमागतम् | शरप्रसूनसड्काशं महीविवरशायिनम्
apaśyad aparaṁ ghoraṁ ātmanaḥ śatrum āgatam | śaraprasūna-saṅkāśaṁ mahī-vivara-śāyinam ||
毗湿摩说道：“随后它又看见另一位可怖的仇敌逼近——色泽黯褐，如舍罗芦（śara）之花；此物善于在地中掘穴，潜伏其内而卧。此景昭示：危险会以接连不断的形态出现；面对潜藏于表面之下的威胁，唯有警觉与明辨方能应对。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That threats may appear repeatedly and in concealed forms; ethical prudence requires alertness, careful perception, and not underestimating dangers that hide beneath outward calm.
The protagonist (referred to by ‘he’) notices a second formidable enemy arriving, described by its brownish color like a śara-reed flower and by its habit of burrowing into the earth and lying hidden there.