Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 102
शुनःसख उवाच एभिरुक्तं यथा नाम नाहं वक्तुमिहोत्सहे । शुन:ः:सखसखायं मां यातुधान्युपधारय
śunaḥsakha uvāca | ebhir uktaṃ yathā nāma nāhaṃ vaktum ihotsahe | śunaḥsakhasakhāyaṃ māṃ yātudhāny upadhāraya ||
Wika ni Śunaḥsakha: “Gaya ng sinabi na ng iba, hindi ko magawang magsalita tungkol doon dito. Ituring ninyo akong kasamahan ni Śunaḥsakha—ngunit tandaan ninyo na ako’y may kaugnayan sa yātudhānī (isang mala-demonyong babae/bruha).”
शुनःसख उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights restraint and self-awareness in speech: when one feels unfit or unwilling to speak on a matter, one should refrain, while also acknowledging how one may be perceived through associations.
Śunaḥsakha responds by declining to elaborate further, saying he does not feel capable of speaking here, and asks the listener to regard him in relation to Śunaḥsakha while also noting his connection with a yātudhānī (a demonic/witch-like figure).