Shloka 64
Devanagari script
वर्षाणि षडशीतिं तु दुर्वत्ता: कुलपांसना: । स्त्रिय: सर्वा्न दुर्वत्ता: प्रतिमेहन्ति या रविम्
Transliteration
varṣāṇi ṣaḍaśītiṁ tu durvattāḥ kulapāṁsanāḥ | striyaḥ sarvān durvattāḥ pratimehanti yā ravim ||
Translation
Dijo Śakra: «Durante ochenta y seis años, esas mujeres—de conducta perversa, oprobio de su linaje—han sido todas inmorales; incluso cometen la afrenta de orinar hacia el Sol.»
Word by Word
वर्षाणिyears
वर्षाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
षडशीतिम्eighty-six
षडशीतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootषडशीतिः (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तुindeed/but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
दुर्वत्ताःill-conducted, wicked
दुर्वत्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
कुलपांसनाःdefilers of the family
कुलपांसनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुलपांसन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
स्त्रियःwomen
स्त्रियः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
दुर्वत्ताःwicked
दुर्वत्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
प्रतिमेहन्तिurinate against/at
प्रतिमेहन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootमेह् (धातु) + प्रति (उपसर्ग)
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
याःwho/which
याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
रविम्the sun
रविम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरवि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
शक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śakra (Indra)R
Ravi (the Sun)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns extreme breaches of proper conduct (ācāra) and reverence, presenting disrespect toward the Sun as a marker of deep moral degradation and familial disgrace.
Indra (Śakra) speaks in denunciation, characterizing certain women as long-standing wrongdoers and citing a shocking act—urinating toward the Sun—to emphasize their impiety and unethical behavior.