Verse 22

Yagyavalkya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सर्वेषां दोषरत्नानां सुसमुद्गिकयानया । दुःखशृङ्खलया नित्यमलमस्तु मम स्त्रिया ॥२२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सर्वेषाम् । दोष-रत्नानाम् । सु-समुद्गिकया । अनया । दुःख-शृङ्खलया । नित्यम् । अलम् । अस्तु । मम । स्त्रिया ।

IAST Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ doṣaratnānāṃ susamudgikayānayā | duḥkhaśṛṅkhalayā nityam alam astu mama striyā ||22||

Translation

எல்லா குற்றமெனும் ‘ரத்தினங்களுக்கும்’ இவ்வுயர்ந்த பெட்டி—இந்நித்திய துயரச் சங்கிலி—இத்தகைய பெண்ணால் எனக்கு போதும்; எனக்கு இதுவே நிறைவு.

Academic Translation

For all the ‘jewels’ of faults, by this excellent casket—this perpetual chain of sorrow—enough of woman for me.

Verse Context

• Vairagya (dispassion) as a prerequisite for Moksha
• Mahavakya: Indirect: supports the preparatory discipline (sādhana-catuṣṭaya) for realizing mahāvākya teachings such as ‘tat tvam asi’ by cultivating dispassion.
• Yajur
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)