Shloka 50

कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity

Devanagari script

परदारेषु ये चापि चक्षुर्दुष्ट प्रयुझ्जते । तेन दुष्टस्वभावेन जात्यन्धास्ते भवन्ति ह

Transliteration

paradāreṣu ye cāpi cakṣur-duṣṭaṃ prayuñjate | tena duṣṭa-svabhāvena jātyandhās te bhavanti ha ||

Translation

ମହେଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—ଯେମାନେ ପରଦାରାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଓ କାମାତୁର ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ପ୍ରୟୋଗ କରନ୍ତି, ସେହି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ସ୍ୱଭାବର ଫଳରେ ସେମାନେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଜନ୍ମାନ୍ଧ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• परदारेषु: in others' wives
• परदारेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परदार
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• चक्षुः: eye; sight
• चक्षुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दुष्टम्: wicked; impure
• दुष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रयुञ्जते: employ; direct; apply
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रयुज् (युज्)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• तेन: by that; because of that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दुष्टस्वभावेन: by (their) wicked nature
• दुष्टस्वभावेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्टस्वभाव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• जात्यन्धाः: blind from birth
• जात्यन्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात्यन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भवन्ति: become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmaheśvara

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Do not direct a corrupt, lustful gaze toward another’s spouse; such inner moral corruption is taught to bring severe karmic consequences, here expressed as being born blind.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrīmaheśvara is delivering a moral injunction within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, warning about the ethical breach of desiring or ogling another’s wife and stating the resulting karmic retribution.