Shloka 45
Adhyāya 14: Sudēṣṇā Sends Sairandhrī to Kīcaka’s House (सुदेष्णा–सैरन्ध्री–कीचक संवादः)
मया दत्तमिदं राज्यं स्वामिन्यसि शुभानने । भजस्व मां वरारोहे भुड्क्ष्व भोगाननुत्तमान्
mayā dattam idaṃ rājyaṃ svāminy asi śubhānane | bhajasva māṃ varārohe bhuṅkṣva bhogān anuttamān ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “O babaeng may magandang mukha, ipinagkaloob ko na sa iyo ang kahariang ito; ikaw na ngayon ang maybahay nito. O marangal na dalaga, tanggapin mo ako at makipagsalo sa akin sa mga ligayang pinakadakila.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how political power and material prosperity can be used as persuasive tools in personal relationships. Ethically, it invites reflection on the difference between rightful generosity and coercive inducement—offering sovereignty and pleasures to secure acceptance.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a man addresses a woman with flattering epithets, declares that he has handed over the kingdom to her as its sovereign, and urges her to accept him and enjoy unsurpassed royal pleasures with him.