Shloka 11
शोकाकुल-युधिष्ठिरं प्रति कुन्त्याः कालोचितोपदेशः | Kuntī’s Timely Counsel to the Grief-Stricken Yudhiṣṭhira
शशाप च महातेजा: सर्वलोकेषु योषित: । न गुहां धारयिष्यन्तीत्येवं दुः:खसमन्वित:,फिर महातेजस्वी युधिष्ठिरने अत्यन्त दुखी होकर सारे संसारकी स्त्रियोंको यह शाप दे दिया कि “आजलसे स्त्रियाँ अपने मनमें कोई गोपनीय बात नहीं छिपा सकेंगी”
śaśāpa ca mahātejāḥ sarvalokeṣu yoṣitaḥ | na guhāṃ dhārayiṣyantīty evaṃ duḥkhasamanvitaḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Overwhelmed by grief, that mighty one uttered a curse against women in all the worlds, declaring, “They shall not be able to keep a secret concealed within.” The passage frames the outburst as a sorrow-driven lapse, showing how intense suffering can distort judgment and lead to ethically fraught speech.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that grief can provoke harmful, sweeping judgments and ethically problematic speech; it implicitly points to the dharmic need for restraint (saṃyama) and careful speech even amid suffering.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that a mighty figure, afflicted with intense sorrow, pronounces a curse directed at women everywhere, stating that they will be unable to keep secrets hidden.