अथापि मेऽविनीतस्य क्षात्त्रं घोरमुपेयुष: । सुरुच्या दुर्वचोबाणैर्न भिन्ने श्रयते हृदि ॥ ३६ ॥
athapi me ’vinitasya ksattram ghoram upeyusah surucya durvaco-banair na bhinne srayate hrdi
- atha api
- therefore
- me
- my
- avinitasya
- not very submissive
- ksattram
- the spirit of a ksatriya
- ghoram
- intolerant
- upeyusah
- achieved
- surucyah
- of Queen Suruci
- durvacah
- harsh words
- banaih
- by the arrows
- na
- not
- bhinne
- being pierced
- srayate
- remain in
- hrdi
- the heart.
My dear lord, I am very impudent for not accepting your instructions, but this is not my fault. It is due to my having been born in a ksatriya family. My stepmother, Suruci, has pierced my heart with her harsh words. Therefore your valuable instruction does not stand in my heart.