Shloka 21
यौगपद्येन तं विप्रमभ्यगच्छाम भारत । गायन्त्यो5थ हसन्त्यश्न लोभयित्वा च त॑ द्विजम्,भारत! मैं, सौरभेयी, समीची, बुदबुदा और लता--पाँचों एक ही साथ उन ब्राह्मणके समीप गयीं और उन्हें लुभाती हुई हँसने तथा गाने लगीं
yaugapadyena taṃ vipram abhyagacchāma bhārata | gāyantyo 'tha hasantyaś ca lobhayitvā ca taṃ dvijam ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—হে ভাৰত! আমি সকলোৱে একে মুহূর্ততে সেই বিপ্ৰজনৰ ওচৰলৈ গ’লোঁ। তাৰ পাছত গান গাই হাঁহি, সেই দ্বিজজনক প্ৰলোভিত কৰিবলৈ চেষ্টা কৰিলোঁ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical tension central to dharma-literature: attempts to lure a brāhmaṇa through entertainment and allure test self-restraint (saṃyama) and integrity. It implicitly foregrounds the value placed on disciplined conduct and the dangers of manipulation through pleasure.
A group of women (implied by the feminine plural participles ‘singing’ and ‘laughing’) approach a brāhmaṇa together and try to entice him by singing and laughter, setting up a situation of temptation and moral testing.