Shloka 19
ययातिः शर्मिष्ठायाः ऋतुप्रार्थनां धर्मसंवादं च शृणोति
Yayāti and Śarmiṣṭhā: request in ṛtu and discourse on truth and dharma
तस्माद् भवत्या यः: कामो न तथा स भविष्यति | ऋषिपुत्रो न ते कश्चिज्जातु पार्णिं ग्रहीष्यति,बहिन! मैं आर्ष धर्मकी बात बता रहा था। इस दशामें तुम्हारे द्वारा शाप पानेके योग्य नहीं था। तुमने मुझे धर्मके अनुसार नहीं, कामके वशीभूत होकर आज शाप दिया है, इसलिये तुम्हारे मनमें जो कामना है, वह पूरी नहीं होगी। कोई भी ऋषिपुत्र (ब्राह्मणकुमार) कभी तुम्हारा पाणिग्रहण नहीं करेगा
tasmād bhavatyā yaḥ kāmo na tathā sa bhaviṣyati | ṛṣiputro na te kaścid jātu pāṇiṁ grahīṣyati, bhagini ||
Kacha said: “Therefore, the desire you cherish will not come to pass as you wish. Never will any son of a ṛṣi take your hand in marriage, O sister. I was speaking of the dharma of the seers; in this condition I was not fit to be cursed by you. Yet today you have cursed me not in accordance with dharma, but under the sway of passion—hence your longing will remain unfulfilled.”
कच उवाच