Shloka 13

Devanagari script

गच्छ त्वं जरितामेव यदर्थ परितप्यसे । चरिष्याम्यहमप्येका यथा कुपुरुषाश्रिता,“अत: अब तुम उस जरिताके ही पास जाओ, जिसके लिये तुम इतने संतप्त हो रहे हो। मैं भी दुष्ट पुरुषके आश्रयमें पड़ी हुई स्त्रीकी भाँति अकेली ही विचरूँगी”

Transliteration

gaccha tvaṁ jaritām eva yadarthaṁ paritapyase | cariṣyāmy aham apy ekā yathā kupuruṣāśritā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Go now to Jaritā herself—the one for whose sake you are burning with distress. As for me, I too shall wander alone, like a woman left dependent on a wicked man.”

Word by Word

गच्छgo

त्वम्you

जरिताम्Jaritā (a woman, proper name)

एवindeed/only

यत्which/that (thing)

अर्थम्purpose/reason

परितप्यसेyou grieve/are tormented

चरिष्यामिI shall wander

अहम्I

अपिalso/even

एकाalone/single

यथाas/like

कुपुरुषाश्रिताdependent on a wicked man

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Jaritā

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes