Shloka 21

Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks

Fire-escape deliberation

Devanagari script

स्त्रियश्न विपुलश्रोण्यश्चारुपीनपयोधरा: । मदस्खलितगामिन्यश्रिक्रीडुर्वामलोचना:

Transliteration

striyaś ca vipulaśroṇyaś cārurūpāḥ payodharāḥ | madaskhalitagāminyaḥ krīḍur vāmalocanāḥ ||

Translation

విశాల నితంబములు గల, సుందరరూపిణులు, పీనస్తనములు గల, మనోహర నేత్రములు గల ఆ స్త్రీలు కూడా యౌవన మదముచేత తడబడే నడకతో నడుచుచూ, తమ ఇష్టమొచ్చినట్లు క్రీడించసాగిరి.

Word by Word

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• विपुल-श्रोण्यः: having broad hips
• विपुल-श्रोण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुलश्रोणि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• चारु-रूपिणः: of lovely form
• चारु-रूपिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारुरूपिन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पीन-पयोधराः: having full breasts
• पीन-पयोधराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीनपयोधर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• मद-स्खलित-गामिन्यः: walking with a tottering gait due to intoxication (of youth)
• मद-स्खलित-गामिन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदस्खलितगामिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रीडुः: they played / sported
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• वाम-लोचनाः: having beautiful eyes
• वाम-लोचनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वामलोचना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• women (striyaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse implicitly contrasts youthful exhilaration with self-restraint: when 'mada' (intoxicating pride/inebriation) rises, bodily control and social decorum can loosen, suggesting the ethical need for moderation and awareness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a festive or pleasure-filled atmosphere in which beautiful women, buoyed by youthful intoxication, walk with a slightly unsteady gait and engage in playful amusements as they wish.