Shloka 17
त्वं च देहि त्वं च देहि त्वं च देहीति चाब्रुवन् । न शक्तोऽस्मि न शक्तोऽस्मि न शक्तोऽस्मीति चाब्रुवन्
tvaṃ ca dehi tvaṃ ca dehi tvaṃ ca dehīti cābruvan | na śakto'smi na śakto'smi na śakto'smīti cābruvan
তেওঁলোকে ক’লে, “তুমি দিয়া, তুমি দিয়া, তুমি দিয়া!” আৰু সি ক’লে, “মই সক্ষম নহয়, মই সক্ষম নহয়, মই সক্ষম নহয়।”
Narrative dialogue (unspecified in the provided excerpt); a group of petitioners demand, and the addressed person responds.
Concept: Demand without discernment and refusal from incapacity both bind society; dharma requires right asking, right giving, and truthful speech.
Application: Ask with humility and context; give within means; if unable, speak truthfully and offer alternative help (service, counsel, time).
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A crowded assembly presses forward in rhythmic insistence, hands outstretched, their voices visually suggested by repeated gestures. At the center, a weary figure raises open palms in honest refusal, eyes lowered, conveying inability rather than stinginess.","primary_figures":["petitioners (supplicants)","a constrained giver (householder/official)"],"setting":"A pillared hall or village court with onlookers, scattered offerings, and a sense of public scrutiny.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["earthy ochre","smoke gray","indigo shadow","brass gold","muted vermilion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a South Indian pillared sabha with gold-leaf highlights on columns and ornaments; a central householder with raised palms of refusal, supplicants in repeated poses around him; rich reds and greens, embossed gold detailing, stylized faces, traditional jewelry and textiles, narrative panel composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a courtly veranda scene with delicate linework; supplicants in soft pastel garments repeating the 'give' gesture; the central figure shown with gentle pathos, cool palette with lyrical architecture, refined facial expressions, minimal but expressive background.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; rhythmic repetition of supplicants’ arms and mouths to convey chanting demand; central figure in calm but strained posture; warm red/yellow/green palette, temple-wall aesthetic, large expressive eyes.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a narrative border of repeated supplicants forming a patterned frieze; central medallion with the constrained giver; intricate floral borders, lotus motifs, deep blues and gold accents, stylized crowd symmetry reminiscent of devotional storytelling textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["murmuring crowd","footsteps on stone","distant temple bell","brief silence after refusal"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dehīti = dehi + iti; cābruvan = ca + abruvan; śakto'smi = śaktaḥ + asmi; śakto'smīti = śaktaḥ + asmi + iti.
FAQs
It contrasts social pressure to give (dāna) with the practical reality of limited capacity, implying that ethical duty must be balanced with genuine ability.
Repetition (anuprāsa-like emphasis) dramatizes insistence versus helplessness, making the moral tension vivid and memorable.
Not explicitly; it records a dialogue. The ethical reading is that giving is praised, but claiming inability indicates constraint—later context in the chapter typically clarifies whether the claim is truthful or evasive.