Shloka 46
अनुकम्प्यो नर: पत्न्या पुष्टो रक्षित एव च,“जो पुरुष होकर भी स्त्रीके द्वारा अपना पालन-पोषण और संरक्षण करता है, वह मनुष्य दयाका पात्र है
anukampyo naraḥ patnyā puṣṭo rakṣita eva ca
নকুলে ক’লে—যি পুৰুষ পত্নীৰ দ্বাৰা পোষিত আৰু ৰক্ষিত হয়, সি সঁচাকৈ কৰুণাৰ পাত্ৰ।
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of the householder order: the husband is expected to provide and protect, while the wife supports the household in complementary ways. If a man depends on his wife for sustenance and protection, it is portrayed as a reversal of duty and thus a pitiable state.
Nakula is speaking and makes a pointed ethical observation about household responsibility and dependence, using the image of a husband being maintained and protected by his wife to express social censure and evoke compassion.