Text 40] King Citraketu’s Lamentation 33
tah paryatapyann atmanam
garhayantyo ’bhyasityaya
Gnapatyena duhkhena
rajnas canadarena ca
tah—they (the queens who did not have sons); paryatapyan—
lamented; § dtmanam—themselves; garhayantyah—condemning;
abhyasityaya—out of envy; Gnapatyena—due to being without sons;
duhkhena—by unhappiness; rajfah—of the King; ca—also;
anddarena—due to negligence; ca—also.
TRANSLATION
The other queens were extremely unhappy due to their being
sonless. Because of the King’s negligence toward them, they con-
demned themselves in envy and lamented.
TEXT 40
frasat Fat wa TaaTEarAATy |
arafa: arcifngtattea frrepaTy [zo
dhig aprajam striyam papam
patyus cdgrha-sammatam
suprajabhih sapatnibhir
dasim iva tiraskrtam
dhik—all condemnation; aprajam—without a son; striyam—upon a
woman; papam—full of sinful activities; patywh—by the husband;
ca—also; a-grha-sammatam—who is not honored at home; su-pra-
jabhih—who have sons; sapatnibhih—by co-wives; dasim—a maidser-
vant; iva—exactly like; tiraskrtam—dishonored.
TRANSLATION
A wife who has no sons is neglected at home by her husband and
dishonored by her co-wives exactly like a maidservant. Certainly
such a woman is condemned in every respect because of her sinful
life.
