Shloka 12

Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)

Devanagari script

बबन्ध योगबन्धैश्न तस्या: सर्वेन्द्रियाणि सः । तां निर्विकारां दृष्टवा तु पुनरेव शचीपति:

Transliteration

babandha yogabandhaiś ca tasyāḥ sarvendriyāṇi saḥ | tāṁ nirvikārāṁ dṛṣṭvā tu punar eva śacīpatiḥ |

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “He bound all her senses with yogic restraints. But when Indra, Śacī’s lord, saw her free from passion and unchanged by desire, he felt ashamed; and he addressed her again, saying, ‘Fair one, come—come.’ Hearing his summons, she again wished to reply.”

Word by Word

• बबन्ध: bound, tied
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• योगबन्धैः: with yogic bonds/restraints
• योगबन्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगबन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तस्याः: of her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• सर्वेन्द्रियाणि: all the senses
• सर्वेन्द्रियाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वेन्द्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• निर्विकाराम्: free from passion/change
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विकार
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: just/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शचीपतिः: Śacī's lord (Indra)
• शचीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शचीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (भीष्म)
• Indra (शचीपति)
• Shachi (शची)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical self-restraint: when desire fails to disturb a person who is steady and passionless (nirvikāra), the would-be tempter is shamed. It underscores indriya-nigraha (control of the senses) and the moral force of inner purity.

What is happening in the narrative?

A woman’s senses are restrained through yogic means, and Indra (Śacīpati), seeing her unaffected by lust, feels ashamed. Despite this, he calls to her again, and she prepares to respond.