Shloka 4

Devanagari script

वत्से शोको न ते कार्य: प्राप्येदं व्यसनं महत्‌ । स्त्रीधर्माणामभिज्ञासि शीलाचारवती तथा,“बेटी! इस महान्‌ संकटको पाकर तुम्हें शोक नहीं करना चाहिये। तुम स्त्रीके धर्मोंको जानती हो, शील और सदाचारका पालन करनेवाली हो

Transliteration

vatse śoko na te kāryaḥ prāpya idaṃ vyasanaṃ mahat | strīdharmāṇām abhijñāsi śīlācāravatī tathā ||

Translation

„Meine Tochter, du sollst dich dem Kummer nicht hingeben, auch wenn dich dieses große Unheil getroffen hat. Du kennst die Pflichten der Frauen (Dharma) und bewahrst zugleich Sittsamkeit und rechte Lebensführung.“

Word by Word

वत्सेO daughter/dear girl

शोकःgrief

नnot

तेto you/for you

कार्यःto be done; (here) to be made/indulged in

प्राप्यhaving obtained/after encountering

इदम्this

व्यसनम्calamity/misfortune

महत्great

स्त्रीधर्माणाम्of the duties of women

अभिज्ञाknowing, well-acquainted

असिyou are

शीलाचारवतीpossessed of good character and good conduct

तथाalso/likewise

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse counsels restraint in sorrow during crisis, grounding emotional steadiness in dharma: one who knows proper duties and maintains good conduct should not be overwhelmed by misfortune.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses a young woman as “daughter,” consoling her after a major calamity and affirming her knowledge of strīdharma and her established good character, urging her not to succumb to grief.