Shloka 61
अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः
उपतिष्ठस्व भर्तारिमन्यं वा वरवर्णिनि । इत्येवं यः पुरा वाचो रूक्षाश्नाआरवयद् रुषा
upatiṣṭhasva bhartārim anyaṁ vā varavarṇini | ityevaṁ yaḥ purā vāco rūkṣāś cārvayad ruṣā ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O babaeng maputi at marikit, paglingkuran mo ang iyong asawa—o kung nanaisin mo, ang iba pa.” Ganyan noong una ang kanyang malulupit na salita sa galit, sinugatan siya ng magaspang na pananalita.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of anger-driven speech: harsh words, even when spoken casually or in command, can become a form of injury and moral fault, especially within intimate relationships where duty and respect are expected.
Vaiśampāyana recounts that someone earlier addressed a woman with a cutting directive—telling her to serve her husband or another—showing how, in wrath, he uttered rough, insulting words that demeaned her.