Shloka 95

Devanagari script

मत्कृतेन हि तावद्य सन्‍्तापं परमेष्यत: । जीवन्तावनुजीवामि भर्तव्यौं तौ मयेति ह

Transliteration

matkṛtena hi tāvadya santāpaṃ parameṣyataḥ | jīvantāv anujīvāmi bhartavyau tau mayeti ha ||

Translation

എന്റെ കാരണത്താൽ ആ രണ്ടുപേരും ഇപ്പോൾ പരമസന്താപത്തിലേക്ക് വീഴും; എങ്കിലും അവർ ജീവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതുവരെ ഞാൻ അവരെ പോഷിക്കും—അവർ രണ്ടുപേരും എന്റെ പരിപാലനാർഹരാണ്.

Word by Word

मत्कृतेनbecause of me / on my account

हिindeed / for

तावत्so much / to that extent / for so long

अद्यtoday / now

सन्तापम्grief / torment

परम्great / extreme

एष्यतःthey two will go/come to (i.e., will experience)

जीवन्तौliving / alive (the two)

अनुजीवामिI live after/along with (i.e., I keep living dependent on them)

भर्तव्यौto be supported/maintained

तौthose two

मयाby me

इतिthus

हindeed / (emphatic particle)

Speaker

यम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yama

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even an authority of justice acknowledges accountability for the suffering caused by one’s own act and accepts the duty to sustain and protect those affected—balancing punishment or consequence with responsibility and compassion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yama speaks about “those two” (a pair referenced in the surrounding story) who, due to his action, will experience intense grief for a time; nevertheless, he declares that as long as they live he will keep them alive and provide for them.