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

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Maging ang mga babae—malalapad ang balakang, maganda ang anyo, hitik ang dibdib, at kaakit-akit ang mga mata—ay lumakad na bahagyang pasuray dahil sa pagkalasing ng kabataan, at nagsimulang maglaro nang malaya ayon sa kanilang nais. Ipinipinta ng taludtod ang isang tagpong masaya at walang alalahanin, at pahiwatig na ang pag-igting ng pagnanasa ay nakaluluwag sa pagpipigil at kagandahang-asal.

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.