Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 43 Shloka 11 - Mahabharata | Kannada | Vedapath

Shloka 11

Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)

Devanagari script

(द्विजानां च गुरूणां च महागुरुनूपादिनाम्‌ । क्षणात्‌ स्त्रीसड्गभकामोत्था यातनाहो निरन्तरा ।।

Translation

ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರಿಗೆ ವೈದಿಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳ ವಿಧಿಯಿಲ್ಲ’ ಎಂದು ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿದೆ. ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಯು ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರಿಗೆ ದುರ್ವಾಕ್ಯಸ್ವಭಾವವನ್ನೂ ರತಿಯನ್ನು ಕೂಡ ದಾನಮಾಡಿದನು.

Word by Word

द्विजानाम्of the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)

चand

गुरूणाम्of teachers

चand

महागुरूनाम्of great teachers

उपादिनाम्of those who are near/attendant (reading uncertain)

क्षणात्from a moment

स्त्री-सङ्ग-भक-कामोत्थाःarising from desire born of women's company (text corrupt/uncertain)

यातनाःtorments

अहोalas!/indeed!

निरन्तराःcontinuous, unbroken

अरक्त-मनसाम्of those whose minds are unattached

नित्यम्always

ब्रह्मचर्य-अमल-आत्मनाम्of those whose selves are pure through brahmacarya

तपो-दम-अर्चन-ध्यान-युक्तानाम्of those engaged in austerity, restraint, worship, and meditation

शुद्धिःpurity

उत्तमाsupreme

नnot

चand

स्त्रीणाम्of women

क्रियाःrites/actions

काचित्any (at all)

इतिthus

धर्मःthe rule/law (dharma)

व्यवस्थितःis established/settled

दुर्वाग्भावम्bad speech/disposition of speech

रतिम्sexual pleasure/delight

चand

एवindeed

ददौgave

स्त्रीभ्यःto women

प्रजापतिःPrajāpati

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

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