Shloka 8
कुम्भकर्णवधः — Kumbhakarṇa’s Fall and the Renewal of the Engagement
अप्येष शत्रो: शरणागतस्य दद्यात् प्राणान् धर्मचारी नृवीर: । परेहोनं मूढ जवेन भूतये त्वमात्मन: प्राउजलिि्न्यस्तशस्त्र:,ये धर्मात्मा नरवीर अपनी शरणमें आये हुए शत्रुको भी प्राणदान दे देते हैं। अरे मूर्ख! यदि तू अपनी भलाई चाहता है तो हथियार नीचे डाल दे और हाथ जोड़कर शीघ्र इनकी शरणमें जा
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: apy eṣa śatroḥ śaraṇāgatasya dadyāt prāṇān dharmacārī nṛvīraḥ | parehōnaṃ mūḍha javena bhūtaye tvam ātmanaḥ prāñjalir nyastaśastraḥ ||
毗舍摩波耶那说道：“即便这位守持正法的义士，也会赐生于前来投奔求庇护的敌人。因此，愚人啊，若你顾念自身安泰，就快快放下兵刃，合掌前往，投在他的护佑之下。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A central dharmic norm is affirmed: a truly righteous warrior protects even an enemy who surrenders and seeks refuge. Laying down arms and approaching with humility transforms the moral status of the opponent into a protected suppliant.
The speaker (Vaiśampāyana, narrating) describes a warrior renowned for dharma and urges someone addressed as “mūḍha” to save himself by immediately disarming and going with folded hands to seek that warrior’s shelter, since such a person would spare a surrendered foe.