Shloka 36
मृत्यु-काल-प्रबोधनम् (Instruction on Mortality, Time, and Truth) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 169
बाणवेधे परं यत्नमकरोच्चैव गौतम: । चक्राड्रानू स च नित्यं वै सर्वतो वनगोचरान्
bāṇavedhe paraṃ yatnam akaroc caiva gautamaḥ | cakrāḍrānū sa ca nityaṃ vai sarvato vanagocarān |
毗湿摩说道：“乔多摩竭力精勤修习弓术，力求射中靶心、臻于至善。随后他如同掠夺之徒一般，每日穿行森林四方而行，转而以狩猎为业——在暴行中愈发娴熟，毫无慈悲，时时只想着夺取众生之命。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage contrasts disciplined skill (archery practice) with its ethical misuse: when ability is driven by cruelty and lack of compassion, it becomes a vehicle for adharma. It implicitly warns that technical excellence must be guided by restraint and mercy.
Bhīṣma describes a man named Gautama who trains hard in marksmanship and then habitually roams the forest hunting, behaving like a bandit—skilled in harming living beings and constantly seeking opportunities to kill.