Shloka 16
चित्रसेन-समागमः / The Engagement with Citrasena and the Gandharvas
जलोदरसमायुक्ता: श्वित्रिण: पलितास्तथा । अपुमांस: कृताः स्त्रीभिर्जडान्धबधिरास्तथा,“कितनी ही स्त्रियोंने अपने पतियोंको (वशमें करनेकी आशासे हानिकारक दवाएँ खिलाकर उन्हें) जलोदर और कोढ़का रोगी, असमयमें ही वृद्ध, नपुंसक, अंधा, गूँगा और बहरा बना दिया है
jalodarasamāyuktāḥ śvitrīṇaḥ palitās tathā | apumāṃsaḥ kṛtāḥ strībhir jaḍāndhabadhirās tathā ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：“许多男子因女子所为而成了腹水之患，染上白斑之病，未老先灰；甚至被致为阳痿——又变得愚钝、失明、耳聋——皆因那些女子妄图以有害药物使丈夫受其驱使。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse cautions against unethical control and manipulation in intimate relationships. Seeking dominance through harmful means—such as administering injurious substances—violates dharma and results in severe physical and moral consequences.
Vaiśaṃpāyana lists extreme harms that some women have caused to their husbands—dropsy, skin disease, premature ageing, impotence, dullness, blindness, and deafness—framing it as a warning example within the broader Vana Parva discourse.