Shloka 21

Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks

Fire-escape deliberation

Devanagari script

स्त्रियश्न विपुलश्रोण्यश्चारुपीनपयोधरा: । मदस्खलितगामिन्यश्रिक्रीडुर्वामलोचना:,विशाल नितम्बों और मनोहर पीन उरोजोंवाली वामलोचना वनिताएँ भी यौवनके मदके कारण डगमगाती चालसे चलकर इच्छानुसार क्रीड़ाएँ करने लगीं

Transliteration

striyaś ca vipulaśroṇyaś cārurūpāḥ payodharāḥ | madaskhalitagāminyaḥ krīḍur vāmalocanāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Even the women—broad-hipped, beautiful in form, with full breasts and lovely eyes—moved with a gait unsteady from the intoxication of youth, and began to sport about freely as they pleased. The verse paints a social scene of carefree revelry, hinting at how sensual exhilaration can loosen restraint and decorum.

Word by Word

स्त्रियःwomen

विपुल-श्रोण्यःhaving broad hips

चारु-रूपिणःof lovely form

पीन-पयोधराःhaving full breasts

मद-स्खलित-गामिन्यःwalking with a tottering gait due to intoxication (of youth)

क्रीडुःthey played / sported

वाम-लोचनाःhaving beautiful eyes

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

women (striyaḥ)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse implicitly contrasts youthful exhilaration with self-restraint: when 'mada' (intoxicating pride/inebriation) rises, bodily control and social decorum can loosen, suggesting the ethical need for moderation and awareness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a festive or pleasure-filled atmosphere in which beautiful women, buoyed by youthful intoxication, walk with a slightly unsteady gait and engage in playful amusements as they wish.