Shloka 12
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
Devanagari script
स तेन लग्नेन तदा द्विजातिर्न शशाक ह
Transliteration
sa tena lagnena tadā dvijātir na śaśāka ha
Translation
ففي تلك اللحظة، وقد عَلِق به ذلك التعلّق وأمسكه، لم يستطع ذو الميلادين أن يعمل أو يمضي—إذ كُبِح عزمه بما قبض عليه.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby/with that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
लग्नेनstuck/attached; having clung
लग्नेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootलग्न
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
द्विजातिःthe twice-born (brahmin)
द्विजातिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजाति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शशाकwas able
शशाक:
TypeVerb
Rootशक्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
हindeed/for emphasis
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)D
dvijāti (a twice-born/Brahmin figure, unnamed here)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even a learned or socially elevated person (dvijāti) can become powerless when bound by attachment or a constraining circumstance; ethical action requires freedom from such clinging and steadiness of resolve.
Vaiśampāyana reports that, due to being caught or held fast by something referred to as 'that bond/attachment' (tena lagnena), the twice-born man could not manage to act or continue—marking a moment of impediment in the unfolding events.