Shloka 48

Adhyāya 14: Sudēṣṇā Sends Sairandhrī to Kīcaka’s House (सुदेष्णा–सैरन्ध्री–कीचक संवादः)

Devanagari script

न चाप्यहं त्वया लभ्या गन्धर्वा: पतयो मम । ते त्वां निहन्यु: कुपिता: साध्वलं मा व्यनीनश:

Transliteration

na cāpy ahaṃ tvayā labhyā gandharvāḥ patayo mama | te tvāṃ nihanyuḥ kupitāḥ sādhvalaṃ mā vyanīnaśaḥ ||

Translation

‘Nor can I be won by you. The Gandharvas are my husbands. If angered, they will strike you down. Therefore restrain yourself; abandon this sinful intent and do not bring about your own ruin.’

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: common, instrumental, singular

• लभ्या: obtainable/to be obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: यत् (gerundive/future passive participle), feminine, nominative, singular, passive-necessitative

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• पतयः: husbands/lords
• पतयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• मम: of me/my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: common, genitive, singular

• ते: they/those (men)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: common, accusative, singular

• निहन्युः: would slay/should kill
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: vidhi-lin (optative), potential, third, plural, parasmaipada

• कुपिताः: angered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• साधु: well/properly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु

• अलम्: enough; desist
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम्

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• व्यनीनशः: you led/you brought (yourself) to ruin (contextual)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (वि + आ + नी)
• Form: lun (aorist), past (aorist), second, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Gandharvas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unrighteous desire and coercive intent lead to ruin; one should practice restraint, heed warnings, and abandon sinful impulses before they bring violent consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

A woman warns an aggressor that she cannot be possessed by him because she is protected by powerful Gandharva husbands; if he persists, they will kill him—so he should desist and avoid self-destruction.