Shloka 13
Janamejaya’s Appeal for Pacification and Śaunaka’s Counsel on Humility (जनमेजय-शौनक संवादः)
स तथोक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा लुब्धो गात्राण्यतापयत् । अननिं प्रत्यागतप्राणस्तत: प्राह विहजड्गमम्
sa tathoktas tathety uktvā lubdho gātrāṇy atāpayat | anagnin pratyāgataprāṇas tataḥ prāha vihagaṅgamam ||
那猎人听罢便答道：“就如此吧。”他被贪欲驱使，竟忍着痛楚把四肢百骸都烘烤取暖。借着火力，他的气息复苏，性命回转。随后，他便准备开口对那只鸟——鸽子——说话。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed can drive a person to endure suffering and still remain intent on an unethical aim; the verse sets up a dharmic confrontation where the hunter’s revived resolve will be tested against the bird’s moral stance.
After being spoken to, the hunter agrees (“so be it”), undergoes bodily hardship, regains his strength, and then turns to speak to the pigeon—marking a transition to the next exchange in the episode.