Shloka 51
Adhyaya 1 — Jaimini’s Questions on the Mahabharata and the Origin of the Wise Birds
Sanskrit
तस्मात् सुपर्णगोत्रे त्वं मत्क्रोधकलुषीकृता ।
जन्म प्राप्स्यसि दुष्प्रज्ञे यावद्वर्षाणि षोडश ॥
Transliteration
tasmāt suparṇagotre tvaṃ matkrodha-kaluṣīkṛtā | janma prāpsyasi duṣprajñe yāvad varṣāṇi ṣoḍaśa ||
Translation
Portanto, maculada pela minha ira, obterás nascimento na linhagem de Suparṇa. Ó de mente perversa, permanecerás assim por dezesseis anos.
Speakers
Contextual curse speech within the opening narrative (speaker depends on edition’s framing; presented as a direct address issuing a curse/rebirth)
Key Themes
DharmaKarma (consequences of wrongdoing)Śāpa (curse) and rebirthGenealogical identity (gotra/lineage markers)