Shloka 9
समुत्सृजन्ती मज्जूषामश्वनद्यां तदा जले । उवाच रुदती कुन्ती यानि वाक्यानि तच्छूणु,उस समय अश्वनदीके जलमें उस पिटारीको छोड़ते समय रोती हुई कुन्तीने जो बातें कहीं, उन्हें बताता हूँ; सुनो
samutsṛjantī majjūṣām aśvanadyāṁ tadā jale | uvāca rudatī kuntī yāni vākyāni tac chṛṇu ||
त्या वेळी अश्वनदीच्या पाण्यात ती पेटी सोडताना रडत असलेल्या कुंतीने जे शब्द उच्चारले, ते ऐक.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sets up an ethical dilemma where personal fear and social reputation collide with compassion and responsibility. It invites reflection on how secrecy and honor-based choices can produce lasting suffering, and how dharma is tested most sharply in moments of vulnerability and irreversible action.
Vaiśaṃpāyana tells the listener that, at the moment Kuntī releases a casket into the river Aśvanadī, she is crying and speaks certain words. This line functions as a narrative bridge, introducing Kuntī’s lament or prayer that follows.