Devanagari
कुमारो मातरं प्राह कुपितोऽलीकलज्जया ।
किं न वचस्यसद् वृत्ते आत्मावद्यं वदाशु मे ॥ १२ ॥
Verse text
kumāro mātaraṁ prāha
kupito ’līka-lajjayā
kiṁ na vacasy asad-vṛtte
ātmāvadyaṁ vadāśu me
Synonyms
kumāraḥ
—
the child
;
mātaram
—
unto his mother
;
prāha
—
said
;
kupitaḥ
—
being very angry
;
alīka
—
unnecessary
;
lajjayā
—
with shame
;
kim
—
why
;
na
—
not
;
vacasi
—
you say
;
asat
—
vṛtte — O unchaste woman
;
ātma
—
avadyam — the fault you have committed
;
vada
—
say
;
āśu
—
immediately
;
me
—
unto me .
Translation
The child then became very angry and demanded that his mother immediately tell the truth. “You unchaste woman,” he said, “what is the use of your unnecessary shame? Why do you not admit your fault? Immediately tell me about your faulty behavior.”
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The child then became very angry and said, "O unchaste woman! What is the use of your unnecessary shame? Why do you not admit your fault? Immediately speak."
Why do you not say your fault (avadyam)?