Shloka 12
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
स तेन लग्नेन तदा द्विजातिर्न शशाक ह
sa tena lagnena tadā dvijātir na śaśāka ha
Entonces, sujeto por aquello que se le había prendido, el dos veces nacido no pudo actuar ni avanzar: su determinación quedó frenada por lo que lo tenía asido.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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.