Shloka 6

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 98 — Paraśurāma’s kṣatriya suppression; Dīrghatamas, Bali, Sudēṣṇā, and the birth of Aṅga

Devanagari script

प्रतीप उवाच नाहं परस्त्रियं कामाद्‌ गच्छेयं वरवर्णिनि । न चासवर्णा कल्याणि धर्म्यमेतद्धि मे व्रतम्‌,प्रतीपने कहा--सुन्दरी! मैं कामवश परायी स्त्रीके साथ समागम नहीं कर सकता। जो अपने वर्णकी न हो, उससे भी मैं सम्बन्ध नहीं रख सकता। कल्याणि! यह मेरा धर्मानुकूल व्रत है

Translation

ପ୍ରତୀପ କହିଲେ—“ସୁନ୍ଦରୀ! କାମବଶେ ମୁଁ ପରସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ସହ ସଙ୍ଗମ କରିପାରେ ନାହିଁ; ଏବଂ ଯେ ମୋର ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ନୁହେଁ, ତାଙ୍କ ସହ ମଧ୍ୟ ସମ୍ପର୍କ ରଖେ ନାହିଁ। କଲ୍ୟାଣୀ! ଏହା ମୋର ଧର୍ମସମ୍ମତ ବ୍ରତ।”

Word by Word

pratīpaḥPratīpa (the king)

uvācasaid

nanot

ahamI

para-striyamanother's wife

kāmātout of desire

gaccheyamwould go (approach)

vara-varṇiniO fair-complexioned one

nanor / not

caand

a-savarnāone of a different varṇa

kalyāṇiO auspicious one

dharmyamrighteous, in accordance with dharma

etatthis

hiindeed / for

memy

vratamvow

Speaker

प्रतीप उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

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