Shloka 27
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
विलज्जमाना वस्त्रान्तं जग्राहायतलोचना । स्कन्ध देशेडसृजत् तस्य स्रजं परमशो भनाम्
vilajjamānā vastrāntaṁ jagrāhāyatalocanā | skandha-deśe 'sṛjat tasya srajaṁ paramaśobhanām ||
ブリハダシュヴァは語った。慎ましい羞じらいのうちに、蓮華の眼をもつ乙女は衣の端をそっと握った。ついで彼の肩に、比類なき美の花鬘を掛けた――それは礼を失わぬまま、静かに受諾を告げるしるしであった。
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights social-ethical restraint (lajjā) and decorum: inner feeling is expressed through culturally appropriate, non-verbal action. Modesty is not mere inhibition but a dharmic boundary that shapes how affection or acceptance is communicated.
A lotus-eyed woman, feeling shy, holds the edge of her garment and then places a splendid garland on a man’s shoulder—an emblematic gesture of favor/acceptance within the scene being narrated by Bṛhadaśva.