Shloka 13
Adhyāya 59: On Giving to the Asker and Supporting the Non-asking (याचक-अयाचक-दाने धर्मः)
Devanagari script
स्त्रियां तु कारणं तत्र परिवर्ते भविष्यत:
Transliteration
striyāṃ tu kāraṇaṃ tatra parivarte bhaviṣyataḥ
Translation
しかしその転変においては、女こそが決定的な因となる——彼女が道筋の転換を定める要となるであろう。
Word by Word
स्त्रियम्a woman
स्त्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
कारणम्cause/reason
कारणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere/in that matter
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
परिवर्तेin the change/turning (of events)
परिवर्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपरिवर्त
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भविष्यतःwill be
भविष्यतः:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPeriphrastic Future (Lṛṭ), Third, Singular
Speaker
व्यववन उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
strī (woman)Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights moral causality: in certain reversals or upheavals, a woman (often representing a key relationship, marriage alliance, or household dynamic) becomes the pivotal cause that determines the outcome, underscoring the ethical weight of how one treats and relates to women.
The speaker is explaining that in the specific situation under discussion, the impending change or reversal will hinge upon a woman—she will be the central factor through which events turn.