Shloka 21

Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks

Fire-escape deliberation

Devanagari script

स्त्रियश्न विपुलश्रोण्यश्चारुपीनपयोधरा: । मदस्खलितगामिन्यश्रिक्रीडुर्वामलोचना:

Transliteration

striyaś ca vipulaśroṇyaś cārurūpāḥ payodharāḥ | madaskhalitagāminyaḥ krīḍur vāmalocanāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Même les femmes —aux hanches larges, belles de forme, aux seins pleins et aux yeux charmants— marchaient d’un pas un peu chancelant, enivrées par l’ivresse de la jeunesse, et se mirent à s’ébattre librement à leur gré. Le vers peint une scène de réjouissance insouciante, suggérant combien l’exaltation des sens peut relâcher la retenue et la bienséance.

Word by Word

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• विपुल-श्रोण्यः: having broad hips
• विपुल-श्रोण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुलश्रोणि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• चारु-रूपिणः: of lovely form
• चारु-रूपिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारुरूपिन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पीन-पयोधराः: having full breasts
• पीन-पयोधराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीनपयोधर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• मद-स्खलित-गामिन्यः: walking with a tottering gait due to intoxication (of youth)
• मद-स्खलित-गामिन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदस्खलितगामिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रीडुः: they played / sported
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• वाम-लोचनाः: having beautiful eyes
• वाम-लोचनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वामलोचना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• women (striyaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse implicitly contrasts youthful exhilaration with self-restraint: when 'mada' (intoxicating pride/inebriation) rises, bodily control and social decorum can loosen, suggesting the ethical need for moderation and awareness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a festive or pleasure-filled atmosphere in which beautiful women, buoyed by youthful intoxication, walk with a slightly unsteady gait and engage in playful amusements as they wish.