इत्यर्धोक्तेन सा बाला यूयं कुंठितशक्तयः । यद्वक्तव्यं त्विति तया यूयं कुंठीति भाषितम्
ityardhoktena sā bālā yūyaṃ kuṃṭhitaśaktayaḥ | yadvaktavyaṃ tviti tayā yūyaṃ kuṃṭhīti bhāṣitam
अर्धवट बोलून त्या बाळेने असा भाव दाखविला की “तुमची शक्ती-धैर्य कुंठित झाले आहे.” जे म्हणायचे होते ते तिने “तुम्ही कुंठित आहात” असे म्हणून व्यक्त केले।
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: Close, intimate moment: Ratnāvalī’s lips part as if to speak more, but she falters; friends exchange worried glances.
Inner intention and outward speech both shape outcomes; hesitation (kuṃṭhatā) is portrayed as an obstacle that must be overcome.
The verse is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative flow; no specific tīrtha is named here.
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