Shloka 124

अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति

Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence

Devanagari script

यच्च कोपितयात्यर्थ त्वयोक्तो<स्म्यप्रियं प्रिये । प्रणयिन्या विशालाक्षि तत्‌ क्षान्तं ते मया शुभे,'प्रिये!श विशाललोचने! तुमने भी कुपित होकर जो मेरे लिये अत्यन्त अप्रिय वचन कहे हैं, वे सब मेरे प्रति तुम्हारा अत्यन्त प्रेम होनेके कारण ही कहे गये हैं। अतः शुभे! मैंने वह सब अपराध क्षमा कर दिया है

Transliteration

yac ca kopitayātyarthaṃ tvayokto ’smy apriyaṃ priye | praṇayināyā viśālākṣi tat kṣāntaṃ te mayā śubhe ||

Translation

And whatever exceedingly hurtful words you spoke to me in anger, O beloved—O large-eyed one—those were spoken only out of deep affection. Therefore, O auspicious lady, I have forgiven you for all of that.

Word by Word

[{'term''yat ca', 'definition': 'and whatever

whatever also'}, {'term''kopitayā', 'definition': 'by one who is angered

in a state of anger (instrumental feminine)'}, {'term''atyartham', 'definition': 'excessively

to an extreme degree'}, {'term''tvayā uktaḥ asmi', 'definition': 'I have been spoken to by you

you said to me'}, {'term''apriyam', 'definition': 'unpleasant

hurtful'}, {'term''priye', 'definition': 'O beloved (vocative)'}, {'term': 'praṇayinī', 'definition': 'a loving woman

one who is affectionate/attached'}, {'term''viśālākṣi', 'definition': 'O wide-eyed/large-eyed woman (epithet of a beloved)'}, {'term': 'tat', 'definition': 'that (i.e., those words/that offense)'}, {'term': 'kṣāntam', 'definition': 'forgiven

pardoned'}, {'term''te', 'definition': 'by you/for you

to you (contextually‘toward you’ / ‘from you’)'}, {'term': 'mayā', 'definition': 'by me'}, {'term': 'śubhe', 'definition': 'O auspicious one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when harsh words are spoken in anger within close relationships, one should recognize the underlying bond and practice kṣamā (forbearance/forgiveness), restoring harmony rather than escalating conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses a beloved woman, acknowledging that she spoke very unpleasant words in anger, but interprets them as arising from affection and declares that he has forgiven the offense.