Shloka 5

The Marriage of Nahuṣa and Aśokasundarī at Vasiṣṭha’s Hermitage

within the Gurutīrtha Glorification

Devanagari script

अनया रंभया सार्द्धमावां गच्छाव भामिनि । समारोप्य रथे तां तु तां रंभां तु मनोरमाम्

Transliteration

anayā raṃbhayā sārddhamāvāṃ gacchāva bhāmini | samāropya rathe tāṃ tu tāṃ raṃbhāṃ tu manoramām

Translation

ഹേ ഭാമിനീ! ഈ രംഭയോടുകൂടെ നാം ഇരുവരും പോകാം. ആ മനോഹരിയായ രംഭയെ എടുത്ത് രഥത്തിൽ ആരോഹിപ്പിക്കൂ.

Word by Word

• अनया: with this (woman)
• अनया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• रंभया: with Rambhā
• रंभया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रंभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (adverb/particle meaning ‘together with’)

• आवाम्: we two
• आवाम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• गच्छाव: let us two go
• गच्छाव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद (आज्ञार्थे ‘let us two go’)

• भामिनि: O passionate/beautiful lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समारोप्य: having mounted/placed (her) up
• समारोप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-रुह्/रूप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया

• रथे: on the chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• ताम्: that (same)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थ)

• रंभाम्: Rambhā
• रंभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रंभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• मनोरमाम्: charming, delightful
• मनोरमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘रंभाम्’)

Speaker

Unspecified (context needed to identify the speaker within the dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सार्द्धमावां → सार्द्धम् आवाम्; (गच्छाव is dual imperative form used with inclusive sense ‘let us two go’).

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā

FAQs

Who is Rambhā mentioned in this verse?

Rambhā is a famed apsaras (celestial nymph) frequently appearing in Purāṇic and epic narratives, often associated with beauty, allure, and episodes involving gods, sages, or kings.

Does this verse teach a distinct philosophical doctrine?

By itself, the verse functions primarily as narrative dialogue (an instruction to travel and place Rambhā on a chariot). Any deeper ethical or theological lesson depends on the surrounding story context in Adhyaya 116.

Why is the speaker listed as “Unspecified”?

This single verse does not name the speaker or the addressee beyond “bhāmini.” Identifying the speaker reliably requires the preceding and following verses of the chapter.