Shloka 44
Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)
Devanagari script
वायुरूपेण वा शक्रो गुरुपत्नीं प्रधर्षयेत्
Transliteration
vāyurūpeṇa vā śakro gurupatnīṃ pradharṣayet
Translation
ビーシュマは言った。「たとえシャクラ（インドラ）が風の姿となって師の妻を犯したとしても、それはなおも極めて重大な罪過である。」
Word by Word
वायुरूपेणin the form of wind
वायुरूपेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवायुरूप
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
शक्रःŚakra (Indra)
शक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गुरुपत्नीम्the teacher's wife
गुरुपत्नीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुरुपत्नी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्रधर्षयेत्might violate/assault
प्रधर्षयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-धृष्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaŚ
Śakra (Indra)G
guru-patnī (the teacher’s wife)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Dharma does not excuse sexual violation on the basis of power, divinity, or disguise; the guru’s wife is especially protected, and violating her is a serious adharma regardless of who commits it.
Bhīṣma is laying down a strict ethical principle in his instruction: even the highest deity (Indra), even if acting invisibly like wind, would be blameworthy for violating the guru’s wife—emphasizing the inviolability of certain relationships and boundaries.