Shloka 6
खर
शूर्पणखा-संवादः | Khara and Surpanakha: Lament, Reproach, and the Janasthana Crisis
इत्येवमुक्ता दुर्धर्षा खरेण परिसान्त्विता।विमृज्य नयने सास्रे खरं भ्रातरमब्रवीत्।।।।
ity evam uktā durdharṣā khareṇa parisāntvitā | vimṛjya nayane sāśre kharaṃ bhrātaram abravīt ||
فلما خوطبت هكذا وواسَاها خارا، الشديد الذي لا يُقهر، مسحت شوربانخا عينيها المملوءتين بالدموع، وخاطبت أخاها خارا.
Thus consoled by Khara, invincible Surpanakha wiped her tearful eyes and said to her brother:
FAQs
Dharma is suggested as self-control after distress: even after humiliation, one regains composure to speak clearly and seek redress.
Śūrpaṇakhā calms down after Khara’s consoling words and begins to report what happened.
Composure and readiness to communicate—she shifts from raw grief to articulate speech.