Shloka 26
गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्
Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu
Devanagari script
निर्बन्धतस्तु बहुशो गालवस्य तपस्विन: । किंचिदागतसंरम्भो विश्वामित्रो5ब्रवीदिदम्
Transliteration
nirbandhatas tu bahuśo gālavasya tapasvinaḥ | kiñcid āgata-saṃrambho viśvāmitro 'bravīd idam ||
Translation
તપસ્વી ગાલવ વારંવાર આગ્રહપૂર્વક વિનંતી કરતો રહ્યો તેથી વિશ્વામિત્રને થોડો રોષ આવ્યો; ત્યારે તેમણે આ રીતે કહ્યું.
Word by Word
निर्बन्धतःfrom the insistence/pressure
निर्बन्धतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्बन्ध
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
बहुशःmany times, repeatedly
बहुशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुशस्
गालवस्यof Gālava
गालवस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootगालव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तपस्विनःof the ascetic
तपस्विनः:
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्विन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
किंचित्somewhat, a little
किंचित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिंचित्
आगतhaving come, arisen
आगत:
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-गम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संरम्भःanger, agitation
संरम्भः:
TypeNoun
Rootसंरम्भ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विश्वामित्रःViśvāmitra
विश्वामित्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वामित्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
इदम्this (statement)
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaG
GālavaV
ViśvāmitraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even the virtuous can be provoked by repeated, insistent demands; therefore one should practice restraint in asking, and teachers may set boundaries through firm speech to uphold propriety (dharma).
Nārada narrates that Gālava repeatedly presses the sage Viśvāmitra; slightly irritated, Viśvāmitra responds and begins to state what follows.