Shloka 21

Devanagari script

स्त्रियश्न विपुलश्रोण्यश्चारुपीनपयोधरा: । मदस्खलितगामिन्यश्रिक्रीडुर्वामलोचना:

Transliteration

striyaś ca vipulaśroṇyaś cārurūpāḥ payodharāḥ | madaskhalitagāminyaḥ krīḍur vāmalocanāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Ngay cả các phụ nữ—hông nở, dáng đẹp, ngực đầy, mắt xinh—cũng bước đi hơi chao đảo vì men say của tuổi xuân, rồi tùy ý mà đùa vui tự do. Câu kệ vẽ nên cảnh hội hè vô tư, đồng thời gợi rằng sự hưng phấn nhục cảm có thể làm lỏng đi sự tự chế và khuôn phép.

Word by Word

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

• विपुल-श्रोण्यः: having broad hips
• विपुल-श्रोण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुलश्रोणि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• चारु-रूपिणः: of lovely form
• चारु-रूपिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारुरूपिन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पीन-पयोधराः: having full breasts
• पीन-पयोधराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीनपयोधर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• मद-स्खलित-गामिन्यः: walking with a tottering gait due to intoxication (of youth)
• मद-स्खलित-गामिन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदस्खलितगामिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रीडुः: they played / sported
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• वाम-लोचनाः: having beautiful eyes
• वाम-लोचनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वामलोचना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• women (striyaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse implicitly contrasts youthful exhilaration with self-restraint: when 'mada' (intoxicating pride/inebriation) rises, bodily control and social decorum can loosen, suggesting the ethical need for moderation and awareness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a festive or pleasure-filled atmosphere in which beautiful women, buoyed by youthful intoxication, walk with a slightly unsteady gait and engage in playful amusements as they wish.