Shloka 14
Adhyāya 223: Nāradasya Guṇa-kathana
Catalogue of Nārada’s Virtues
शक्र उवाच खरयोनिमनुप्राप्तस्तुषभक्षोडसि दानव । इयं ते योनिरधमा शोचस्याहो न शोचसि
śakra uvāca: kharayonim anuprāptas tuṣabhakṣo 'si dānava | iyaṃ te yonir adhamā śocasy āho na śocasi ||
释迦（因陀罗）说道：“噫，达那婆！你已堕入驴胎，如今以糠秕为食。此等卑下之生已临于你——你为此哀伤么，还是不哀伤？”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores karmic consequence: ignoble conduct can culminate in an ignoble rebirth (adhamā yoni). Indra’s pointed question presses the fallen being toward moral reflection and remorse, implying that recognition of one’s degradation is the first step toward ethical correction.
Indra addresses a Dānava who has been reduced to a donkey’s birth, living on chaff. He highlights the humiliating condition and asks whether the Dānava feels sorrow for having reached such a low state, framing the scene as a moral confrontation rather than mere insult.