Shloka 64

Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda

Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity

Devanagari script

वर्षाणि षडशीतिं तु दुर्वत्ता: कुलपांसना: । स्त्रिय: सर्वा्न दुर्वत्ता: प्रतिमेहन्ति या रविम्‌

Transliteration

varṣāṇi ṣaḍaśītiṁ tu durvattāḥ kulapāṁsanāḥ | striyaḥ sarvān durvattāḥ pratimehanti yā ravim ||

Translation

شکر نے کہا—چھاسی برس سے وہ عورتیں بدکردار، اپنے خاندان کی رسوائی ہیں؛ وہ سب بدچلن ہیں—جو سورج کی طرف پیشاب کرنے جیسی گستاخی بھی کرتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• वर्षाणि: years
• वर्षाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• षडशीतिम्: eighty-six
• षडशीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: षडशीतिः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• दुर्वत्ताः: ill-conducted, wicked
• दुर्वत्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कुलपांसनाः: defilers of the family
• कुलपांसनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलपांसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• दुर्वत्ताः: wicked
• दुर्वत्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रतिमेहन्ति: urinate against/at
• Type: Verb
• Root: मेह् (धातु) + प्रति (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• याः: who/which
• याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• रविम्: the sun
• रविम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Ravi (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse condemns extreme breaches of proper conduct (ācāra) and reverence, presenting disrespect toward the Sun as a marker of deep moral degradation and familial disgrace.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Śakra) speaks in denunciation, characterizing certain women as long-standing wrongdoers and citing a shocking act—urinating toward the Sun—to emphasize their impiety and unethical behavior.