Shloka 19
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पश्चात्तापः तथा वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse and Request for Forest-Retirement
विहाराहारकालेषु माल्यशय्यासनेषु च । स्त्रियश्व ते सुगुप्ता: स्युर्वद्धैराप्तैरधिषछ्ठिता:
vihārāhārakāleṣu mālyaśayyāsaneṣu ca | striyaś ca te sugupṭāḥ syur vṛddhair āptair adhiṣṭhitāḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃນເວລາພັກຜ່ອນ ແລະເວລາກິນເຂົ້າ, ທັງໃນເລື່ອງພວງມາລາ, ຕຽງ, ແລະບ່ອນນັ່ງ—ບັນດາຍິງໃນເຮືອນຂອງເຈົ້າຄວນຖືກປົກປ້ອງຢ່າງເຂັ້ມງວດ ໂດຍຜູ້ເຖົ້າຜູ້ແກ່ທີ່ໄວ້ໃຈໄດ້ຄອຍກຳກັບດູແລ»។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharmic guardianship: in everyday social settings—leisure, meals, and domestic arrangements—women should be safeguarded through responsible oversight by trustworthy elders, reflecting an ethic of protection and regulated conduct.
Vaiśampāyana continues a prescriptive passage on proper conduct and household/royal management, specifying that women are to be kept secure and supervised by reliable senior guardians during routine activities and in domestic spaces.