Shloka 13
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
यदि रोदिमि वा दीनो हा प्रियेति ! वदन्मुहुः ।
तथाप्यश्लाघ्यमेतन्नो वयं हि पुरुषाः किल ॥
yadi rodimi vā dīno hā priyeti vadan muhuḥ / tathāpy aślāghyam etan no vayaṃ hi puruṣāḥ kila
اگر میں غم سے بے قرار ہو کر بار بار ‘ہائے محبوبہ!’ کہہ کر روؤں بھی، تب بھی یہ ہمارے لیے قابلِ تعریف نہیں؛ کیونکہ ہم تو مرد ہیں۔
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FAQs
The verse records an honor-based ethic where public lament is treated as weakness for men. The text is not necessarily endorsing the norm; it is presenting the psychological and cultural pressure shaping the protagonist’s choices.
Vaṃśānucarita-style didactic narrative: exemplary (and conflicted) conduct of a figure is used to explore dharma in lived situations.
Grief (śoka) is shown as a force that can unseat buddhi (discernment). The ‘unpraised’ lament functions as a mirror for ego-identity (gender-role self-image) that binds the self to social judgment.