Shloka 11
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 103: Garuḍa’s Protest, Viṣṇu’s Demonstration, and Counsel Toward Śama
Devanagari script
अभिगम्य स्वयं कन्यामयं दातुं समुद्यत:
Transliteration
abhigamya svayaṃ kanyāmayaṃ dātuṃ samudyataḥ
Translation
彼は自ら赴き、自身でその乙女を授ける用意を整えて立った――約した贈り物の責を他に委ねず、みずから引き受ける者のように、直截にして断乎と行動したのである。
Word by Word
अभिगम्यhaving approached
अभिगम्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-गम् (धातु: गम्)
Formल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे), कर्तरि, absolutive/gerund
स्वयम्oneself; personally
स्वयम्:
Karta
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
कन्याम्the maiden/daughter
कन्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दातुम्to give
दातुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु: दा)
Formतुमुन् (infinitive), कर्तरि
समुद्यतःready; prepared; intent
समुद्यतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-उद्-यत् (धातु: यत्)
Formक्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
kanyā (maiden)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights personal accountability in dharmic action: when a duty involves giving or fulfilling a commitment, one should act directly, with readiness and resolve, rather than avoiding responsibility.
Nārada describes someone who personally approaches and stands prepared to give a maiden—suggesting an imminent formal offering, likely connected with a marriage arrangement or a pledged gift.