Shloka 76
Devanagari script
श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोरग्रे वधू: प्रेष्यानशासत
Transliteration
śvaśrūśvaśurayor agre vadhūḥ preṣyān aśāsata
Translation
सासू-सासऱ्यांच्या समोरच नववधू दासी-दासांना हुकूम देऊ लागली.
Word by Word
श्वश्रूof the mother-in-law
श्वश्रू:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्वश्रू
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
श्वशुरयोःof the two fathers-in-law
श्वशुरयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्वशुर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
अग्रेin front (of), before
अग्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्र
Formtrue
वधूःthe bride / daughter-in-law
वधूः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवधू
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रेष्यान्servants, attendants
प्रेष्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रेष्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अशासत्commanded, instructed, ruled
अशासत्:
TypeVerb
Rootशास्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
शक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śakra (Indra)M
mother-in-law (śvaśrū)F
father-in-law (śvaśura)B
bride/daughter-in-law (vadhū)S
servants (preṣyāḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights norms of dharma in household life: a daughter-in-law should act with modesty and deference before elders; overtly exercising authority in their presence is portrayed as improper conduct.
Śakra (Indra) describes a situation in which a bride, instead of behaving with restraint before her in-laws, openly orders the servants in front of them—used as an example to illustrate (or critique) a lapse in proper domestic decorum.