Shloka 37
Devanagari script
आनृशंस्याच्च यद् ब्रूयां तच्छुत्वा कर्तुमहसि । यवीयसस्तव क्रातुर्भार्ये सुरसुतोपमे
Transliteration
ānṛśaṁsyāc ca yad brūyāṁ tac chrutvā kartum arhasi | yavīyasaḥ tava kratur bhārye surasutopame ||
Translation
करुणा से मैं जो कहूँ, उसे सुनकर तुम्हें करना चाहिए। हे तुम्हारे कनिष्ठ भ्राता क्रतु की पत्नी, देवकन्या-सम उपमे! उसे सुनो और वैसा ही करो।
Word by Word
आनृशंस्यात्from compassion / out of kindness
आनृशंस्यात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआनृशंस्य
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यत्what (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ब्रूयाम्I should say / I would say
ब्रूयाम्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormOptative, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
कर्तुम्to do
कर्तुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formतुमुन् (infinitive)
अर्हसिyou ought / you are fit
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
यवीयसःof the younger (brother)
यवीयसः:
TypeAdjective
Rootयवीयस्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तवof you / your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
क्रातुःof Kratu (proper name)
क्रातुः:
TypeNoun
Rootक्रातु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भार्येO wife
भार्ये:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
सुरसुतोपमेO you comparable to a daughter of the gods
सुरसुतोपमे:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरसुतोपमा
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaK
KratuK
Kratu's wife (addressed as bhārye)S
sura-sutā (daughter of the gods, as a comparison)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical instruction as arising from ānṛśaṁsya—compassion and non-cruelty—and emphasizes that hearing wise counsel should lead to responsible action (kartum arhasi).
Vaiśampāyana addresses the wife of the younger brother Kratu, praising her as ‘like a daughter of the gods,’ and introduces compassionate advice, urging her to listen and then do what is proper.