Shloka 15

विश्वामित्रस्य शरणागति-प्रशंसा तथा वासिष्ठपुत्र-शापः

Visvamitra grants refuge; the curse upon Vasishta’s sons

Devanagari script

एतद्वचननैष्ठुर्यमूचु स्संरक्तलोचना:।वासिष्ठा मुनिशार्दूल सर्वे ते समहोदया:।।1.59.15।।

Transliteration

etad-vacana-naiṣṭhuryam ūcuḥ saṃrakta-locanāḥ | vāsiṣṭhā muniśārdūla sarve te sa-mahodayāḥ || 1.59.15 ||

Translation

အို မုနိတို့အနက် ကျားသဖွယ်မြတ်သူရေ၊ ဝသိဋ္ဌ၏ သားတော်များအားလုံးသည် မဟောဒယနှင့်အတူ ဒေါသကြောင့် မျက်လုံးနီရဲလျက် ထိုကြမ်းတမ်းသောစကားကို ပြောကြားကြ၏။

Word by Word

• etat-vacana-naiṣṭhuryam: this harsh speech
• etat-vacana-naiṣṭhuryam: Karma (कर्म/Object of ūcuḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक) + naiṣṭhurya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (तत्पुरुष; etat vacanaṃ yasya tat naiṣṭhuryam / ‘harshness of this speech’), Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• ūcuḥ: said/spoke
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथमपुरुष), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• saṃrakta-locanāḥ: with reddened eyes
• saṃrakta-locanāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of vāsiṣṭhāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃrakta (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi-samāsa (बहुव्रीहि; saṃrakte locane yaiḥ te), Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• vāsiṣṭhāḥ: Vāsiṣṭhas (sons/disciples of Vasiṣṭha)
• vāsiṣṭhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of ūcuḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• muni-śārdūla: O tiger among sages
• muni-śārdūla: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष; munīnām śārdūlaḥ), Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of te)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; sarvanāma-śabda (pronoun-like adjective)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to vāsiṣṭhāḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; sarvanāma (pronoun/सर्वनाम)

• samahodayāḥ: together with Mahodaya
• samahodayāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of te)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + mahodaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa (अव्ययीभाव; saha mahodayena), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

Context

On hearing the words (of the hundred sons of Vasishta uttered in anger) Viswamitra, pre-eminent among ascetics, spoke furiously with eyes reddened in anger.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Vasiṣṭha’s sons
• Mahodaya

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma demands vāg-saṃyama (discipline of speech); anger-driven harsh speech becomes adharma and escalates conflict.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator summarizes the collective, anger-fueled denunciation by Vasiṣṭha’s sons, including Mahodaya.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The implied virtue is restraint and patience; the verse highlights its absence by describing anger’s physical and verbal signs.