Shloka 35
तोयेप्सां तव दुर्धर्षा करिष्ये सफलामहम् । येष्वह:सु च ते ब्रह्मन् सलिलेप्सा भविष्यति
toyeps01 tava durdhar01 kariye saphal01m aham | yev ahassu ca te brahman salileps01 bhaviyati ||
قال أوتَّنْكا: «أيها البرهمن، سأجعل رغبتك العسيرة في الماء مثمرة حقًّا. وفي الأيام نفسها التي تشتاق فيها إلى الماء، ستنهض تلك الشهوة فيك وأنت في قلب الماء ذاته.»
उत्तडुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of speech and intention: a powerful utterance can turn a desire into a form of suffering, showing how actions (including verbal acts) can rebound as karmic consequence and ethical retribution.
Utta uka addresses a Brahmin and declares that he will make the Brahmin's desire for water 'successful' in a grimly ironic way: the Brahmin will feel thirst even while surrounded by water, turning the sought object into the setting of distress.