SanskritIASTMeaning
न अहम् एवं चरे लोके यथा त्वम् अभिमन्यसेna aham evaṃ care loke yathā tvam abhimanyase“I do not wander the world as you imagine;
अपत्य-हेतोः विचरे तत् च कृच्छ्र-गतं ममapatya-hetoḥ vicare tat ca kṛcchra-gataṃ mamaI roam for the sake of offspring, and that task of mine is now in peril;
भूतं हित्वा भविष्ये अर्थे यः अवलम्बेत मन्द-धीःbhūtaṃ hitvā bhaviṣye arthe yaḥ avalambeta manda-dhīḥone who, abandoning what exists, relies on some future gain, being dull-witted —
अवमन्येत तं लोकः यथा इच्छसि तथा कुरुavamanyeta taṃ lokaḥ yathā icchasi tathā kuruhim the world will despise; do as you wish;
एषः हि ज्वलमानः अग्निः लेलिहानः महीरुहान्eṣaḥ hi jvalamānaḥ agniḥ lelihānaḥ mahīruhānfor this blazing fire, licking at the trees,
द्वेष्यं हि हृदि संतापं जनयति अशिवं ममdveṣyaṃ hi hṛdi saṃtāpaṃ janayati aśivaṃ mamabreeds a hateful, evil torment in my heart.”
मन्दपालmandapālaoriginal form "mandapāla", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाहम्nāhamoriginal form "nāham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अपत्यहेतोर्apatyahetororiginal form "apatyahetor", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तच्tacoriginal form "tac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृच्छ्रगतंkṛcchragataṃoriginal form "kṛcchragataṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽर्थे'rtheoriginal form "'rthe", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽवलम्बेत'valambetaoriginal form "'valambeta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्दधीःmandadhīḥoriginal form "mandadhīḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकोlokooriginal form "loko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथेच्छसिyathecchasioriginal form "yathecchasi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एषeṣaoriginal form "eṣa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ज्वलमानोjvalamānooriginal form "jvalamāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽग्निर्'gniroriginal form "'gnir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लेलिहानोlelihānooriginal form "lelihāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जनयत्य्janayatyoriginal form "janayaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the husband justifies his anxiety by his duty toward his offspring. Telling is the saying: “one who, abandoning what exists, relies on the future, him the world will despise” — to neglect the present need for illusory gain is folly. Thus it is revealed that caring for those entrusted to us is a pressing duty. So the scripture shows Mandapala's answer; and the tale next turns to the rescued sons.