Shloka 64
The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu
प्रथमे दिवसे बद्धो योजनानि चतुर्दश । द्वितीयेहनि षट्त्रिंशत्तृतीयेर्धशतं तथा
prathame divase baddho yojanāni caturdaśa | dvitīyehani ṣaṭtriṃśattṛtīyerdhaśataṃ tathā
Am ersten Tag wurde er über vierzehn Yojanas gebunden; am zweiten Tag über sechsunddreißig; und am dritten Tag über fünfzig ebenso.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 38 narrative frame)
Concept: Great works are completed through incremental, disciplined effort—day by day—until the impossible becomes measurable reality.
Application: Break large goals into daily milestones; track progress to sustain morale and collective coordination.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Three-panel narrative composition: day one shows a short arc of stones laid into the surf; day two expands into a sweeping causeway; day three completes a grand span reaching toward the horizon. Vānaras move like a sacred workforce, carrying boulders in orderly lines as the ocean’s turbulence calms beneath their feet.","primary_figures":["Vānara builders (collective)","Nala (optional, directing)","Rāma (optional, overseeing from shore)"],"setting":"Ocean bridge under construction with visible segments marked by distance; shoreline supply piles and banners.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["sea-blue","stone gray","sunlit saffron","leaf green","cloud white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: triptych-like layout showing three days of construction; gold-leaf accents on wave crests and bridge edges, richly ornamented vānaras, decorative borders with lotus and conch motifs, warm reds and greens with embossed gold detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: sequential storytelling in one frame with delicate separators; cool blues and soft grays, fine linework on figures and stones, airy sky, distant Laṅkā hinted in pale gold.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and flat color fields; three distinct bridge segments, rhythmic rows of vānaras, warm yellow-red background, ornamental temple border patterns.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: patterned indigo ocean with repeating motifs; bridge segments highlighted with gold dots; floral borders, peacocks, and lotus medallions framing the sequential progress narrative."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["steady drum pulse (soft)","waves","workers’ calls (subtle)","temple bells (distant)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: द्वितीयेहनि → द्वितीये अहनि; षट्त्रिंशत्तृतीये → षट्त्रिंशत् तृतीये (त् + त्); तृतीयेर्धशतं → तृतीये अर्धशतम् (ए + अ = एऽ/एर्-प्रयोगः)
FAQs
A yojana is a traditional Indian unit of distance; the verse uses it to quantify how far someone was kept bound or constrained over successive days.
As given, it functions primarily as a narrative quantification (days and distances). Any spiritual or ethical implication depends on the surrounding story in Adhyaya 38.
The subject is not identifiable from this single verse alone; the speaker and referent require the immediately preceding and following verses in Adhyaya 38.