Shloka 7

Devanagari script

लालप्यमानं तमृषिं मन्दपालं तथा वने । लपिता प्रत्युवाचेदं सासूयमिव भारत,भारत! मन्दपाल मुनि जब इस प्रकार वनमें (अपनी स्त्री एवं बच्चोंके लिये) विलाप कर रहे थे, उस समय लपिताने ईर्ष्यापूर्वक कहा--

Transliteration

lālapyamānaṃ tam ṛṣiṃ mandapālaṃ tathā vane | lapitā pratyuvācedaṃ sā sūyam iva bhārata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “As the sage Mandapāla lamented thus in the forest—bewailing his wife and children—Lapitā replied with words that seemed tinged with jealousy, O Bhārata.”

Word by Word

लालप्यमानम्lamenting, wailing (being spoken/crying out)

तम्him

ऋषिम्sage

मन्दपालम्Mandapāla (proper name)

तथाthus, in that manner

वनेin the forest

लपिताLapītā (proper name; the female speaker)

प्रत्युवाचreplied, spoke in return

इदम्this (speech/words)

सासूयम्with jealousy, jealous (in tone)

इवas if, like

भारतO Bhārata (address to the listener)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mandapāla

Lapitā

forest (vana)

Bhārata (addressee)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a setting associated with renunciation, human emotions like attachment and jealousy can arise; the verse highlights how grief and possessiveness may distort speech and judgment, inviting reflection on self-control and dharma in relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mandapāla is lamenting in the forest for his wife and children; hearing him, his wife Lapitā responds, and the narrator notes that her reply carries an undertone of jealousy (asūyā).