Shloka 10
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
नृशंसोऽहमनार्योऽहं विना तां मृगलोचनाम् ।
मत्कृते निधनं प्राप्तां यज्जीवाम्यतिनिर्घृणः ॥
nṛśaṃso 'ham anāryo 'haṃ vinā tāṃ mṛga-locanām | mat-kṛte nidhanaṃ prāptāṃ yaj jīvāmy ati-nirghṛṇaḥ ||
«Sou implacável; sou indigno sem aquela mulher de olhos de gazela. Ela encontrou a morte por minha causa — e, no entanto, eu continuo vivo, totalmente sem compaixão.»
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FAQs
Āryatva (nobility) is defined by conduct, especially compassion. Survival without empathy is portrayed as ethically inferior to death with virtue.
Ākhyāna; a moral-psychological reflection embedded in story.
The loss of the ‘mṛga-locanā’ can symbolize the departure of gentle sattvic inspiration; the ensuing self-reproach is the mind’s attempt to restore dharma through inner realignment.