Shloka 4

Vipula’s Yogic Protection of the Guru’s Household (विपुलस्य योगरक्षा / Vipulasya Yogarakṣā)

Devanagari script

तां दृष्टवा चारुसर्वाज्धीं पप्रच्छाप्सरसं मुनि: । संशयो हृदि कश्रिन्मे ब्रूहि तन्मे सुमध्यमे

Transliteration

tāṁ dṛṣṭvā cāru-sarvāṅgīṁ papracchāpsarasaṁ muniḥ | saṁśayo hṛdi kaścin me brūhi tan me sumadhyame ||

Translation

そのアプサラスが四肢ことごとく麗しいのを見て、聖者は問いかけた。「おお、細腰の者よ、我が胸に大いなる疑いが起こった。どうかその真実を我に告げよ。」

Word by Word

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

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• चारु-सर्व-अवधीम्: of charming, all-surpassing beauty/limit
• चारु-सर्व-अवधीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु + सर्व + अवधी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अप्सरसम्: the apsaras (celestial nymph)
• अप्सरसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संशयः: a doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हृदि: in (my) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कश्चित्: some, a certain
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular, First

• ब्रूहि: tell (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular, First

• सुमध्यमे: O fair-waisted one
• Type: Noun (vocative epithet)
• Root: सु + मध्यम
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• a sage (muni)
• an apsaras (celestial nymph)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharmic inquiry: when doubt arises in the heart, one should seek truthful clarification from an appropriate knower, using respectful speech and a sincere intent to understand.

What is happening in the narrative?

A sage sees a beautiful apsaras and directly questions her, stating that he has a significant doubt in his heart and asking her to explain the matter truthfully.