Shloka 12
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
ददर्श त॑ पक्षिसुतं बाल्यादागत्य बालक: । ततो बाल्याच्च यत्नेन तेनाक्रीडत पक्षिणा
dadārśa taṁ pakṣi-sutaṁ bālyād āgatya bālakaḥ | tato bālyāc ca yatnena tenākrīḍata pakṣiṇā ||
毗湿摩说道：那小男孩怀着孩童的好奇走上前去，看见了雏鸟。随即在童稚的冲动驱使下，他竭力想与那鸟儿嬉戏。此景昭示：天真的玩耍若能与照护与克制相伴，便成为检验一个人对脆弱生命所萌生责任心的试金石。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even ordinary, seemingly harmless actions—like a child playing with a small creature—carry ethical weight. The episode points toward cultivating care, restraint, and compassion, especially toward beings that are weak and dependent.
A young boy notices a fledgling/young bird and, driven by childish curiosity, approaches it and begins to play with it attentively. The focus is on the natural impulse of childhood and how it becomes a setting for learning gentleness and responsibility.