Shloka 128

Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्

Devanagari script

ज्ञातीनां गृहमध्यस्था सक्तूनत्तु दिनक्षये । अभोग्या वीरसूरस्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति या

Transliteration

jñātīnāṁ gṛhamadhyasthā saktūn attu dinakṣaye | abhogyā vīrasūrastu bisastainyaṁ karoti yā ||

Translation

ବିଶ୍ୱାମିତ୍ର କହିଲେ—ଯେ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମୃଣାଳ/ବିସା ଚୋରି କରିଛି, ସେ ଜ୍ଞାତିମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଘରେ ରହିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅପମାନିତ ହୁଏ, ଦିନ ଶେଷେ କେବଳ ସତ୍ତୁ ଖାଏ; କଳଙ୍କିତ ହୋଇ ପତିଙ୍କ ଦାମ୍ପତ୍ୟଭୋଗର ଅଯୋଗ୍ୟ ହୁଏ; ଏବଂ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣୀ ହୋଇ ମଧ୍ୟ କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟ-ସ୍ୱଭାବର ଉଗ୍ର, ବୀର ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ଜନ୍ମ ଦିଏ—ଏହି ତାହାର ପାପଫଳ।

Word by Word

• ज्ञातीनाम्: of kinsmen/relatives
• ज्ञातीनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञाति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• गृह: in the house
• गृह: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Locative (in compound sense), Singular

• मध्यस्था: dwelling in the midst/within
• मध्यस्था: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यस्थ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सक्तून्: parched flour (sattu)
• सक्तून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्तु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अत्तु: let (her) eat / should eat
• अत्तु: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अद्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दिनक्षये: at the end of the day
• दिनक्षये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिनक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अभोग्या: not fit to be enjoyed/consorted with
• अभोग्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभोग्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वीरसूरः: a hero-like son (brave offspring)
• वीरसूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरसूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• बिसस्तैन्यम्: theft of lotus-stalks (mṛṇāla/bisa)
• बिसस्तैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिस-स्तैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• करोति: does/commits
• करोति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• या: who (she who)
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

विश्वामित्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• jñāti (kinsfolk/relatives)
• gṛha (household)
• saktu (parched flour)
• bisa/mṛṇāla (lotus-stalk fibre)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even seemingly minor theft is treated as adharma that stains one’s social standing and domestic harmony; the verse presents moral causality through consequences affecting reputation, marital life, and offspring.

What is happening in the narrative?

Viśvāmitra is enumerating the karmic/social penalties assigned to a woman who commits theft of lotus-stalk fibres (bisa/mṛṇāla), describing a life of household disgrace, meagre food, conjugal exclusion, and the birth of a fierce warrior-like son despite her brāhmaṇa status.