Shloka 101
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
Devanagari script
क्ररश्चायं वनोद्देशो भयमद्य भविष्यति । त्यज्यतां काष्ठभूतो<यं मृष्यतां जाम्बुकं वच:
Transliteration
krūraś cāyaṁ vanoddeśo bhayam adya bhaviṣyati | tyajyatāṁ kāṣṭhabhūto 'yaṁ mṛṣyatāṁ jāmbukaṁ vacaḥ ||
Translation
秃鹫说道：“此处林地凶残险恶，今日此间必起恐惧。此童已如枯木一般——毫无生气。把他弃下吧，莫为豺狼之言所动摇。”
Word by Word
क्रूरःcruel, fierce
क्रूरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वन-उद्देशःthis region/tract of forest
वन-उद्देशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवन + उद्देश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भयम्fear, danger
भयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
भविष्यतिwill be, will occur
भविष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्यज्यताम्let (him/it) be abandoned
त्यज्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
FormImperative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, impersonal/passive sense: 'let it be abandoned'
काष्ठ-भूतःbecome like wood (insensate)
काष्ठ-भूतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकाष्ठ + भूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृष्यताम्let it be endured/accepted
मृष्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootमृष्
FormImperative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, impersonal: 'let it be endured/accepted'
जाम्बुकम्jackal (speech/utterance of a jackal)
जाम्बुकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजाम्बुक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
गृध्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
ग
गृध्र (vulture)ज
जाम्बुक (jackal)व
वनोद्देश (forest tract)ब
बालक (child)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In a perilous situation, one should not be misled by persuasive but self-serving counsel; discernment (viveka) and awareness of immediate danger are essential, even when emotions pull toward attachment.
A vulture warns that the forest region is dangerous and that fear is imminent; seeing the child as already lifeless, it urges others to abandon the child and not to follow the jackal’s tempting words.