Shloka 10

Vipula’s Yogic Protection of the Guru’s Household (विपुलस्य योगरक्षा / Vipulasya Yogarakṣā)

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ता सा कृतमतिरभवच्चारुहासिनी । स्त्रीदोषान्‌ शाश्वतान्‌ सत्यान्‌ भाषितुं सम्प्रचक्रमे,उनके इस प्रकार समझानेपर उस मनोहर हास्यवाली अप्सराने कहनेके लिये दृढ़ निश्चय करके स्त्रियोंके सच्चे और स्वाभाविक दोषोंको बताना आरम्भ किया

Transliteration

ity uktā sā kṛtamatir abhavac cāru-hāsinī | strī-doṣān śāśvatān satyān bhāṣituṁ sampracakrame ||

Translation

فلما خوطبت بذلك، ثبتت عزيمتها—تلك ذات الابتسامة الآسرة. ثم شرعت تتكلم، مبينةً ما تراه من نقائص دائمة وصادقة توجد في النساء، في سياق الموعظة الأخلاقية التي تُلقى.

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्ताhaving been spoken to / addressed

साshe

कृतमतिḥone whose resolve is made; resolute

अभवत्became

चारुहासिनीhaving a lovely smile/laughter

स्त्रीदोषान्faults of women

शाश्वतान्eternal / perennial

सत्यान्true / real

भाषितुम्to speak

सम्प्रचक्रमेbegan / set about

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a didactic moment: after being instructed, the speaker becomes resolute and begins to articulate a moralized list of perceived, recurring human (here, specifically ‘women’s’) faults, presented as ‘true’ and ‘enduring’ within the discourse’s ethical agenda.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma reports that, after being addressed, a charming, smiling female figure (implied by the feminine descriptors) steels her resolve and starts speaking, initiating a section that enumerates ‘women’s faults’ as part of the ongoing instruction.