Shloka 13
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
यदि रोदिमि वा दीनो हा प्रियेति ! वदन्मुहुः ।
तथाप्यश्लाघ्यमेतन्नो वयं हि पुरुषाः किल ॥
yadi rodimi vā dīno hā priyeti vadan muhuḥ / tathāpy aślāghyam etan no vayaṃ hi puruṣāḥ kila
यद्यपि दुःखार्तः पुनःपुनः ‘हा प्रिये’ इति विलपन् रोदिमि, तथापि तदपि अस्माकं न श्लाघ्यं; वयं हि पुरुषाः एव।
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FAQs
The verse records an honor-based ethic where public lament is treated as weakness for men. The text is not necessarily endorsing the norm; it is presenting the psychological and cultural pressure shaping the protagonist’s choices.
Vaṃśānucarita-style didactic narrative: exemplary (and conflicted) conduct of a figure is used to explore dharma in lived situations.
Grief (śoka) is shown as a force that can unseat buddhi (discernment). The ‘unpraised’ lament functions as a mirror for ego-identity (gender-role self-image) that binds the self to social judgment.