Shloka 10

Devanagari script

मम कन्या महाप्राज्ञ पृथा नाम यशस्विनी । शीलवृत्तान्विता साध्वी नियता चैव भाविनी,“महाप्राज्ञ! मेरे पृथा नामकी एक यशस्विनी कन्या है, जो शील और सदाचारसे सम्पन्न, साध्वी, संयम-नियमसे रहनेवाली और विचारशील है

Transliteration

mama kanyā mahāprājña pṛthā nāma yaśasvinī | śīla-vṛttānvitā sādhvī niyatā caiva bhāvinī ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「大いなる賢者よ、わたしにはプṛター（Pṛthā）という名の名高い娘がいる。彼女は善き品性と正しい行いを備え、貞淑にして、誓戒と自制を堅く守り、思慮深い気質の持ち主である。」

Word by Word

ममof me / my

कन्याdaughter

महाप्राज्ञO very wise one

पृथाPr̥thā (Kuntī)

नामnamed

यशस्विनीfamous, illustrious

शीलवृत्तान्विताendowed with good conduct and character

साध्वीvirtuous woman

नियताdisciplined, self-restrained

चand

एवindeed, just

भाविनीthoughtful, prudent

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pṛthā (Kuntī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds dharmic ideals through a portrait of exemplary character: true worth is shown by śīla (moral character), vṛtta (upright conduct), niyama (self-restraint), and bhāvanā (thoughtful discernment), which together form the ethical foundation of a noble life.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker introduces his daughter Pṛthā by name and praises her virtues and reputation, setting her up as an important figure whose moral qualities and disciplined life are relevant to the unfolding account.