Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.17
एवंविधै: सुपरुषै: क्षिप्त्वाचार्यसुतां सतीम् ।
शर्मिष्ठा प्राक्षिपत् कूपे वासश्चादाय मन्युना ॥ १७ ॥
evaṁ-vidhaiḥ suparuṣaiḥ
[evam-vidhaih suparushaih]
kṣiptvācārya-sutāṁ satīm
[kshiptvaachaarya-sutaam sateem]
śarmiṣṭhā prākṣipat kūpe
[sharmishthaa praakshipat koope]
vāsaś cādāya manyunā
[vaasash chaadaaya manyunaa]
Word-for-word
evam-vidhaiḥ
—
such
su-paruṣaiḥ
—
by unkind words
kṣiptvā
—
after chastising
ācārya-sutām
—
the daughter of Śukrācārya
satīm
—
Devayānī
śarmiṣṭhā
—
Śarmiṣṭhā
prākṣipat
—
threw (her)
kūpe
—
into a well
vāsaḥ
—
the garments
ca
—
and
ādāya
—
taking away
manyunā
—
because of anger.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ-vidhaiḥ suparuṣaiḥ
evam-vidhaiḥ
such
su-paruṣaiḥ
by unkind words
kṣiptvācārya-sutāṁ satīm
kṣiptvā
after chastising
ācārya-sutām
the daughter of Śukrācārya
satīm
Devayānī
śarmiṣṭhā prākṣipat kūpe
śarmiṣṭhā
Śarmiṣṭhā
prākṣipat
threw (her)
kūpe
into a well
vāsaś cādāya manyunā
vāsaḥ
the garments
ca
and
ādāya
taking away
manyunā
because of anger.
Using such unkind words, Śarmiṣṭhā rebuked Devayānī, the daughter of Śukrācārya. In anger, she took away Devayānī’s garments and threw Devayānī into a well.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After scolding Devayānī, the daughter of Śukrācārya, with such harsh words, she took away Devayānī's garments and threw Devayānī into a well.
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Personal Guidance
Śarmiṣṭhā takes Devayānī's clothes and throws her into a well. Anger left to its own momentum produces actions that completely outstrip the original provocation — and someone ends up at the bottom of a well.
Reflection Questions
- What current escalation could end with someone 'in the well' if I do not stop now?
- Where can I introduce a pause before the next step in a heated exchange?
My note
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