Shloka 40

Adhyāya 14: Sudēṣṇā Sends Sairandhrī to Kīcaka’s House (सुदेष्णा–सैरन्ध्री–कीचक संवादः)

Devanagari script

नार्हस्येवं वरारोहे प्रत्याख्यातुं वरानने । मां मन्मथसमादविष्ट॑ त्वत्कृते चारुहासिनि,“वरारोहे! सुमुखि! तुम्हें इस प्रकार मेरी प्रार्थना नहीं ठुकरानी चाहिये! चारुहासिनि! मैं तुम्हारे लिये कामवेदनासे पीड़ित हूँ

Transliteration

na arhasi evaṃ varārohe pratyākhyātuṃ varānane | māṃ manmatha-samādaviṣṭaṃ tvat-kṛte cāru-hāsini ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai wanita mulia yang langkahnya anggun, wahai yang berwajah indah, janganlah engkau menolak permohonanku begini. Wahai yang senyumannya manis, demi dirimu aku dikuasai gelora nafsu.”

Word by Word

नnot

अर्हसिyou ought / you should

एवम्thus, in this way

वरारोहेO fair-thighed one

प्रत्याख्यातुम्to refuse, to reject

वराननेO lovely-faced one

माम्me

मन्मथ-समादविष्टःpossessed/overcome by Love (Cupid)

त्वत्कृतेfor your sake

चारुहासिनिO sweet-smiling one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Manmatha (Kāma)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how desire can overwhelm judgment and lead to pressuring speech; ethically, it underscores the importance of restraint and respecting refusal rather than attempting to override it through emotional appeal.

What is happening in the narrative?

A man addresses a woman with flattering epithets and urges her not to reject his request, claiming he is afflicted by passion (Manmatha) on her account—an instance of persuasive, desire-driven solicitation within the Virāṭa-parvan episode.