Shloka 29
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
Sanskrit
येनाहमेवमत्यर्थं दुःखितश्चालितः पदाः ।
दशां कष्टामनुप्राप्तः स पापात्मा नराधमः ॥
Transliteration
yenāham evam atyarthaṃ duḥkhitaś cālitaḥ padāḥ / daśāṃ kaṣṭām anuprāptaḥ sa pāpātmā narādhamaḥ
Translation
«مَن ضربني/حرّكني بقدميه وأنا في هذه الحال البائسة، وقد نالني من الأذى ما لا يُطاق—فذلك نفسٌ آثمة، أدنى الناس منزلة!»
Speakers
Māṇḍavya speaking (as quoted within narration)
Key Themes
Ascetic wrathMoral judgmentConsequences of disrespect