Shloka 11

Vipula’s Yogic Protection of the Guru’s Household (विपुलस्य योगरक्षा / Vipulasya Yogarakṣā)

Devanagari script

पञ्चचूडोवाच कुलीना रूपवत्यश्व नाथवत्यश्न योषित: । मर्यादासु न तिष्ठन्ति स दोष: स्त्रीषु नारद,पंचचूड़ा बोली--नारदजी! कुलीन, रूपवती और सनाथ युवतियाँ भी मर्यादाके भीतर नहीं रहती हैं। यह स्त्रियोंका दोष है

Transliteration

Pañcacūḍovāca kulīnā rūpavaty aśvanāthavaty aśna yoṣitaḥ | maryādāsu na tiṣṭhanti sa doṣaḥ strīṣu Nārada ||

Translation

పంచచూడా చెప్పింది—ఓ నారదా! కులీనులైన, రూపవతులైన, భర్త లేదా సంరక్షకుడున్న స్త్రీలు కూడా మర్యాదల్లో నిలువరు; ఇదే స్త్రీల దోషము.

Word by Word

पञ्चचूडःPañcacūḍa (name of the speaker)

उवाचsaid

कुलीनाःwell-born (women)

रूपवत्यःbeautiful (women)

सनाथवत्यःhaving a protector/husband (women)

योषितःwomen

मर्यादासुwithin boundaries/limits

नnot

तिष्ठन्तिstand/remain

सःthat/this (i.e., this fact)

दोषःfault

स्त्रीषुamong women / in women

नारदO Nārada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pañcacūḍā

Nārada

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts a generalized moral claim: external advantages—noble birth, beauty, and social protection—do not by themselves ensure adherence to maryādā (propriety/ethical boundaries). It frames this as a perceived recurring fault in women, reflecting a didactic, normative discourse on conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within Bhīṣma’s extended instruction in Anuśāsana Parva, a cited speaker, Pañcacūḍā, addresses the sage Nārada and offers a pointed observation about women and social boundaries, contributing to the broader discussion on behavior, restraint, and dharma.