Shloka 11
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
Devanagari script
मातृवत् स्वसृवच्चैव नित्यं दुहितृवच्च ये
Transliteration
mātṛvat svasṛvaccaiva nityaṃ duhitṛvacca ye
Translation
Maheshvara said: Those who always regard (women) as they would a mother, as they would a sister, and as they would a daughter—maintaining such reverent restraint at all times—uphold righteous conduct in social life.
Word by Word
मातृवत्like a mother
मातृवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमातृवत्
स्वसृवत्like a sister
स्वसृवत्:
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Rootस्वसृवत्
चand
च:
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Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
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Rootएव
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
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Rootनित्य
दुहितृवत्like a daughter
दुहितृवत्:
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Rootदुहितृवत्
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
येwho/those who
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrīmaheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
To cultivate unwavering ethical restraint by viewing women with the reverence due to one’s mother, sister, and daughter—an inner discipline that prevents exploitation and supports dharma.
Śrīmaheśvara is delivering a dharma-instruction, emphasizing a standard of conduct: constant respectful regard toward women, expressed through familial analogies (mother/sister/daughter).