Shloka 40
Adhyāya 14: Sudēṣṇā Sends Sairandhrī to Kīcaka’s House (सुदेष्णा–सैरन्ध्री–कीचक संवादः)
नार्हस्येवं वरारोहे प्रत्याख्यातुं वरानने । मां मन्मथसमादविष्ट॑ त्वत्कृते चारुहासिनि
na arhasi evaṃ varārohe pratyākhyātuṃ varānane | māṃ manmatha-samādaviṣṭaṃ tvat-kṛte cāru-hāsini ||
नार्हस्येवं वरारोहे प्रत्याख्यातुं वरानने। मां मन्मथसमाविष्टं त्वत्कृते चारुहासिनि॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how desire can overwhelm judgment and lead to pressuring speech; ethically, it underscores the importance of restraint and respecting refusal rather than attempting to override it through emotional appeal.
A man addresses a woman with flattering epithets and urges her not to reject his request, claiming he is afflicted by passion (Manmatha) on her account—an instance of persuasive, desire-driven solicitation within the Virāṭa-parvan episode.