Shloka 18

Devanagari script

मात्रासि व्यंसिता भद्रे चरुव्यत्यासहेतुना । भविष्यति हि ते पुत्र: क्रूरकर्मात्यमर्षण:

Transliteration

mātrāsi vyaṁsitā bhadre caruvyatyāsahetunā | bhaviṣyati hi te putraḥ krūrakarmātyamarṣaṇaḥ ||

Translation

হে ভদ্রে, চরু অদলবদলের কারণে তোমার নির্ধারিত মাত্রা বিচ্যুত হয়েছে; অতএব তোমার এক পুত্র জন্মাবে—যার কর্ম হবে নিষ্ঠুর এবং যার ক্রোধ হবে অসহনীয়।

Word by Word

मात्राby the mother

असिyou are

व्यंसिताcorrupted/led astray

भद्रेO noble lady

चरु-व्यत्यास-हेतुनाby the cause of the interchange of the sacrificial porridge (charu)

भविष्यतिwill be

हिindeed/for

तेof you/your

पुत्रःson

क्रूर-कर्माone whose deeds are cruel

अति-अमर्षणःvery intolerant/most impatient

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

putra (son)

caru (sacrificial oblation)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links ritual disorder (the exchanged caru) with moral-psychological consequence: when the proper measure and order are disturbed, the resulting fruit may manifest as a harsh disposition. It underscores causality (karma/hetu) and the ethical weight of correct intention and procedure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses a woman respectfully and explains that a transposition in the sacrificial oblation has disrupted the intended allotment. He then foretells that her son will be born with a cruel, intolerant temperament as a consequence of that ritual reversal.