Shloka 53

Devanagari script

उवाच वाक्‍्यं सत्रीडा विवृण्वाना पुरातनम्‌,तब कुन्तीने मस्तक झुकाकर श्वशुरको प्रणाम किया और लज्जित हो प्राचीन गुप्त रहस्यको प्रकट करते हुए कहा

Transliteration

uvāca vākyaṃ satrīḍā vivṛṇvānā purātanam, tataḥ kuntī namastakaṃ jhukākar śvaśurako praṇāma kiyā ca lajjitā bhūtvā prācīna-gupta-rahasyaṃ prakaṭayantī uvāca

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ସେ ଲଜ୍ଜା ଓ ସଙ୍କୋଚ ସହିତ ଗୋଟିଏ ପୁରାତନ କଥା ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବାକୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲା। ତାପରେ କୁନ୍ତୀ ମସ୍ତକ ନମାଇ ଶ୍ୱଶୁରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରି, ଲଜ୍ଜିତ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦୃଢ଼ ହୋଇ, ଦୀର୍ଘକାଳ ଗୁପ୍ତ ରହିଥିବା ପୁରୁଣା ରହସ୍ୟ ଖୋଲି କହିଲା।

Word by Word

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सत्रीडा: Satrīḍā (proper name, a woman)
• सत्रीडा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्रीडा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विवृण्वाना: revealing/explaining
• विवृण्वाना: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वृ
• Form: शानच् (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरातनम्: ancient/old
• पुरातनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kuntī
• śvaśura (father-in-law)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic accountability: even a long-hidden truth should be disclosed with humility and respect, especially before elders, because moral repair often requires honest confession despite personal shame.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kuntī, after bowing respectfully to her father-in-law, overcomes embarrassment and reveals an ancient, previously concealed secret—signaling a pivotal disclosure within the Ashramavāsika episode.