Shloka 5

Devanagari script

निर्भ्सनापवादैश्व तथैवाप्रियया गिरा । ब्राह्मणस्य पृथा राजन्‌ न चकाराप्रियं तदा,राजन! वे ब्राह्मण कभी धिक्कारते, कभी बात-बातमें दोषारोपण करते और प्राय: कटु वचन भी बोला करते थे, तो भी पृथा उनके प्रति कभी कोई अप्रिय बर्ताव नहीं करती थी

Transliteration

nirbhartsanāpavādaiś ca tathaivāpriyayā girā | brāhmaṇasya pṛthā rājan na cakārāpriyaṃ tadā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Oh rey, aunque aquel brahmán a veces la reprendía, a veces la acusaba y con frecuencia le hablaba con palabras ásperas y desagradables, Pṛthā (Kuntī) no le respondió entonces con ninguna falta de bondad».

Word by Word

निर्भ्सनाby/with reviling

अपवादैःby/with accusations, reproaches

चand

तथाthus, likewise

एवindeed, just

अप्रिययाby/with unpleasant

गिराby/with speech, words

ब्राह्मणस्यof the Brahmin

पृथाPritha (Kunti)

राजन्O king

नnot

चकारdid, made

अप्रियम्anything unpleasant

तदाthen, at that time

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Pṛthā (Kuntī)

Brāhmaṇa

Rājan (the king, i.e., Janamejaya as listener)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣamā (forbearance) and self-restraint: even when faced with rebuke, blame, and harsh speech, one should avoid retaliating with unkind actions, especially in contexts where respect and dharma are at stake.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes Pṛthā (Kuntī) being verbally mistreated by a brāhmaṇa—through scolding, accusations, and bitter words—yet she does not respond with any unpleasant behavior toward him.