Shloka 33
Adhyaya 70 — The King Confronts the Rakshasa and Restores the Brahmin’s Wife
दौःशील्येनातिरौद्रेण पत्नी तस्य द्विजन्मनः ।
तेन सा संपरित्यक्ता तमाह जगतीपतिम् ॥
dauḥśīlyenātiraudreṇa patnī tasya dvijanmanaḥ |
tenā sā saṃparityaktā tam āha jagatī-patim ||
«À cause de sa conduite mauvaise, d’une extrême férocité, l’épouse de ce “deux-fois-né” fut abandonnée par lui ; rejetée, elle s’adressa au seigneur du pays, le roi.»
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FAQs
Actions in domestic life carry heavy social consequences; the verse depicts abandonment as a response to sustained harmful conduct, and shows recourse to royal authority when household order breaks.
Dharma-oriented narrative illustration (upākhyāna).
Abandonment can symbolize the soul’s separation from harmony when dominated by raudra (violent) tendencies; appeal to the king symbolizes seeking higher discernment to arbitrate inner conflict.