Shloka 64

Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda

Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity

Devanagari script

वर्षाणि षडशीतिं तु दुर्वत्ता: कुलपांसना: । स्त्रिय: सर्वा्न दुर्वत्ता: प्रतिमेहन्ति या रविम्‌

Transliteration

varṣāṇi ṣaḍaśītiṁ tu durvattāḥ kulapāṁsanāḥ | striyaḥ sarvān durvattāḥ pratimehanti yā ravim ||

Translation

শক্র বললেন—ছিয়াশি বছর ধরে সেই নারীরা দুষ্কর্মে লিপ্ত, বংশের কলঙ্ক; তারা সকলেই দুরাচারিণী—যারা সূর্যের দিকে মূত্রত্যাগ করারও দুঃসাহস করে।

Word by Word

• वर्षाणि: years
• वर्षाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• षडशीतिम्: eighty-six
• षडशीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: षडशीतिः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• दुर्वत्ताः: ill-conducted, wicked
• दुर्वत्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कुलपांसनाः: defilers of the family
• कुलपांसनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलपांसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• दुर्वत्ताः: wicked
• दुर्वत्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रतिमेहन्ति: urinate against/at
• Type: Verb
• Root: मेह् (धातु) + प्रति (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• याः: who/which
• याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• रविम्: the sun
• रविम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Ravi (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse condemns extreme breaches of proper conduct (ācāra) and reverence, presenting disrespect toward the Sun as a marker of deep moral degradation and familial disgrace.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Śakra) speaks in denunciation, characterizing certain women as long-standing wrongdoers and citing a shocking act—urinating toward the Sun—to emphasize their impiety and unethical behavior.