Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Genealogy from Budha to Purūravas and Yayāti; Raji’s war episode; the Paurava...

Devanagari script

ततः सा लज्जिता तेषां न किंचिदवदत्तदा पुनः पुनस्तदा पृष्टा लज्जयन्ती वराङ्गना //

Transliteration

tataḥ sā lajjitā teṣāṃ na kiṃcidavadattadā punaḥ punastadā pṛṣṭā lajjayantī varāṅganā //

Translation

Then, embarrassed before them, she said nothing at that time. Though questioned again and again, the beautiful woman, overcome with modesty, remained bashful.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon

• sā: she

• lajjitā: ashamed, embarrassed, modest

• teṣām: of them/in their presence

• na: not

• kiṃcit: anything

• avadat: said/spoke

• tadā: then/at that time

• punaḥ punaḥ: again and again/repeatedly

• pṛṣṭā: being asked/questioned

• lajjayantī: feeling bashful/being modest

• varāṅganā: a beautiful woman/fair-limbed lady

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice; exact interlocutors not specified in this single verse)

Tags

• Narrative
• Modesty
• Dialogue
• Ethics
• Character portrayal

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on a narrative moment emphasizing modesty and silence under repeated questioning.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it highlights restraint in speech and sensitivity to social propriety—values relevant to household and courtly conduct (measured questioning, respect for modesty).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is explicit in this verse; it contains no Vāstu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure terminology.