Shloka 20
रत्या मत्या च गत्या च ययाहमभिसन्धिता । जीवितप्रियतां महां धिड़मां संक्लेशभागिनीम्
ratyā matyā ca gatyā ca yayāham abhisandhitā | jīvitapriyatāṁ mahāṁ dhiḍḍhāmāṁ saṅkleśabhāginīm ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: “Pelo afeto dela, pelo discernimento e pela conduta nobre, ela me influenciou de tal modo que fui constrangido a continuar vivendo, esquecendo minha própria resolução. Maldita seja esta grande apego à vida em mim—esta parcela de sofrimento—por causa da qual devo suportar tamanha angústia.”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between attachment to life and the acceptance of suffering: clinging to life can prolong anguish, and the speaker condemns their own life-attachment as a cause of continued distress.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, a grieving speaker reflects that a woman’s affection, wisdom, and conduct compelled them to continue living; the speaker then reproaches their own strong attachment to life for making them endure ongoing pain.