Shloka 44
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
बहुदंशाकुलान् देशान् नयन्ति बहुकर्दमान् । वाहसम्पीडिता धुर्या: सीदन्त्यविधिना परे
bahudaṁśākulān deśān nayanti bahukardamān | vāhasampīḍitā dhuryāḥ sīdanty avidhinā pare ||
图拉达罗说道：“人们明知这些生灵为其母所钟爱、离别必致哀痛，却仍强行将它们从无叮咬之地驱逐出去，带入刺虫成群、泥淖深厚的地域。同样，许多役畜被重担压迫，当他人以不法之举折磨它们时，便困顿倒毙。”
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that adharma often lies in the hidden violence behind ordinary economic activity—coercion, separation of young from mothers, and overburdening animals—urging compassion and lawful conduct (vidhi) rather than exploitation.
Tulādhāra rebukes a moral objection by pointing to common practices: people raid pest-free regions to seize animals and drive them into harsh, insect-ridden, muddy lands, and they overload and mistreat draught animals until they collapse.