Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तुर्वसो प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह । यौवनेन चरेयं वै विषयांस्तव पुत्रक,(अब उन्होंने तुर्वसुको बुलाकर कहा--) तुर्वसो! बुढ़ापेके साथ मेरा दोष ले लो। बेटा! मैं तुम्हारी जवानीसे विषयोंका उपभोग करूँगा

Transliteration

turvaso pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha | yauvanena careyaṃ vai viṣayāṃs tava putraka ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“图尔瓦苏啊，连同这老迈一并受取我的罪垢。吾子，我将凭借你的青春，尽情沉溺于诸般感官之欲。”

Word by Word

तुर्वसोO Turvasu

प्रतिपद्यस्वaccept / take upon yourself

पाप्मानम्sin, evil, दोष

जरयाwith old age

सहtogether with

यौवनेनwith youth / by (your) youth

चरेयम्I would enjoy / I would indulge in

वैindeed

विषयान्sense-objects, pleasures

तवyour

पुत्रकO son (dear boy)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Turvasu

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical tension: attempting to shift the consequences of one’s condition and moral burden onto another—especially a child—so as to pursue pleasure. It invites reflection on personal accountability, the proper limits of desire, and whether filial obedience can justify accepting another’s demerit.

What is happening in the narrative?

A father addresses his son Turvasu and proposes that the son take on the father’s old age along with his ‘sin,’ while the father uses the son’s youth to enjoy worldly pleasures. It is part of the broader episode where the king seeks youth from his sons.