Shloka 27
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
Devanagari script
विलज्जमाना वस्त्रान्तं जग्राहायतलोचना । स्कन्ध देशेडसृजत् तस्य स्रजं परमशो भनाम्
Transliteration
vilajjamānā vastrāntaṁ jagrāhāyatalocanā | skandha-deśe 'sṛjat tasya srajaṁ paramaśobhanām ||
Translation
Bṛhadaśva said: With modest embarrassment, the lotus-eyed maiden caught hold of the edge of her garment. Then, at his shoulder, she placed upon him a garland of surpassing beauty—an act that quietly signals acceptance and decorum within the bounds of propriety.
Word by Word
विलज्जमानाbeing bashful/ashamed
विलज्जमाना:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविलज्जमान (लज्ज् धातु, वि- उपसर्ग; शतृ-प्रत्यय)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
वस्त्रान्तम्the edge/end of the garment
वस्त्रान्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्रान्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जग्राहtook/held
जग्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
आयतलोचनाlong-eyed (she)
आयतलोचना:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआयतलोचन
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्कन्धदेशेon the shoulder-region
स्कन्धदेशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्धदेश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
असृजत्released/placed/let fall
असृजत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तस्यof him / for him
तस्य:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
स्रजम्garland
स्रजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्रज्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
परमशोभनाम्most beautiful
परमशोभनाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरमशोभन
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
बृहदश्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)व
वस्त्रान्त (garment-hem)स
स्रज् (garland)स
स्कन्धदेश (shoulder)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes