Shloka 13

Devanagari script

गच्छ त्वं जरितामेव यदर्थ परितप्यसे । चरिष्याम्यहमप्येका यथा कुपुरुषाश्रिता,“अत: अब तुम उस जरिताके ही पास जाओ, जिसके लिये तुम इतने संतप्त हो रहे हो। मैं भी दुष्ट पुरुषके आश्रयमें पड़ी हुई स्त्रीकी भाँति अकेली ही विचरूँगी”

Transliteration

gaccha tvaṁ jaritām eva yadarthaṁ paritapyase | cariṣyāmy aham apy ekā yathā kupuruṣāśritā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Ve ahora a Jaritā misma, aquella por cuya causa ardes de aflicción. En cuanto a mí, también vagaré sola, como una mujer obligada a depender de un hombre malvado».

Word by Word

गच्छgo

त्वम्you

जरिताम्Jaritā (a woman, proper name)

एवindeed/only

यत्which/that (thing)

अर्थम्purpose/reason

परितप्यसेyou grieve/are tormented

चरिष्यामिI shall wander

अहम्I

अपिalso/even

एकाalone/single

यथाas/like

कुपुरुषाश्रिताdependent on a wicked man

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Jaritā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical pain caused by misplaced attachment and wrongful dependence: one should not cling to a harmful relationship, and one should direct one’s concern to the rightful person (here, Jaritā), even if it means accepting solitude.

What is happening in the narrative?

A female speaker (reported by Vaiśampāyana) urges someone who is grieving to go to Jaritā, the person at the center of his distress. She then declares she will roam alone, comparing her situation to that of a woman forced to rely on a wicked man—underscoring separation, reproach, and moral discomfort.