Shloka 183

Devanagari script

अपत्यस्नेहसंयुक्ता जरिता बह्गचिन्तयत्‌ । भारत! महाभाग मन्दपाल मुनिके लपिताके पास चले जानेपर संतानके प्रति स्नेहयुक्त जरिताको बड़ी चिन्ता हुई

Transliteration

apatyasnehasaṁyuktā jaritā bahu cintayat |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Jaritā, durch tiefe Liebe zu ihren Kindern gebunden, geriet in große Unruhe—ihr Geist kehrte immer wieder zum Wohl der Kleinen zurück, nachdem der Weise Māṇḍapāla fortgegangen war.

Word by Word

• अपत्यस्नेहसंयुक्ता: endowed with affection for offspring
• अपत्यस्नेहसंयुक्ता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपत्यस्नेहसंयुक्त
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जरिता: Jaritā (the female bird)
• जरिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरिता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बहु: much, greatly
• बहु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चिन्तयत्: was thinking, was worrying
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Jaritā
• Māṇḍapāla

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of parental responsibility: attachment to one’s children naturally brings vigilance and concern, reminding that care and protection of dependents is a lived aspect of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Māṇḍapāla episode, Jaritā—concerned for her young—becomes intensely worried after Māṇḍapāla goes away, her thoughts fixed on the safety and future of the offspring.