Shloka 5
अध्याय २७०: प्रहस्त-वधः, धूम्राक्ष-हननं, कुम्भकर्ण-प्रबोधनम्
Chapter 270: Slaying of Prahasta; Defeat of Dhūmrākṣa; Awakening of Kumbhakarṇa
सर: सुपर्णेन हृतोरगं यथा राष्ट्र यथाराजकमात्तलक्षिमि । एवंविध॑ मे प्रतिभाति काम्यकं शौण्डैर्यथा पीतरसश्व कुम्भ:,'जैसे गरुड़के द्वारा सरोवरमें रहनेवाले महासर्पके पकड़ लिये जानेपर वह मथित-सा हो उठता है, जैसे बिना राजाका राज्य श्रीहीन हो जाता है तथा जिस प्रकार रससे भरा हुआ घड़ा धूर्तोद्वारा (चुपकेसे) पी लिये जानेपर सहसा खाली दिखायी देता है; उसी प्रकार शत्रुओंद्वारा काम्यकवनकी भी दुरवस्था की गयी है, ऐसा मुझे जान पड़ता है”
vaiśampāyana uvāca | saraḥ suparṇena hṛtoragaṃ yathā rāṣṭraṃ yathā-rājakam ātta-lakṣmi | evaṃvidhaṃ me pratibhāti kāmyakaṃ śauṇḍair yathā pīta-rasaś ca kumbhaḥ ||
毗舍摩波耶那说：“如同湖泊中栖居的大蛇被迦楼罗攫去，湖水便翻涌动荡；如同一国失其君王，便失却荣华福祉；又如同盛满甘饮的陶罐，被狡黠的宴饮之徒暗中吸尽，顷刻间竟显得空空如也——同样，在我看来，迦弥耶迦森林也已被仇敌摧残至凋敝。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how the removal of a sustaining presence—like a serpent from its lake or a king from his realm—causes immediate disorder and loss of prosperity; it implicitly affirms the dharmic role of rightful protection and governance in maintaining stability and well-being.
The narrator describes the Kāmyaka forest as having been harmed by enemies, conveying its disturbed, diminished condition through three vivid comparisons: a lake agitated by Garuḍa seizing a serpent, a kingdom losing its fortune when without a king, and a full jar appearing empty after being secretly drained.