Shloka 27

ऋश्यशृङ्ग-आनयनम्

Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Aṅga and His Marriage to Śāntā

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तासां सर्वासां हृदयङ्गमम्।गमनाय मतिं चक्रे तं च निन्युस्तदा स्त्रिय:।।।।

Transliteration

śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tāsāṃ sarvāsāṃ hṛdayaṅgamam |

gamanāya matiṃ cakre taṃ ca ninyus tadā striyaḥ ||

Translation

ਉਹਨਾਂ ਸਭ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਹਿਰਦੇ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਬਚਨ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ, ਉਸ ਨੇ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਯ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ; ਫਿਰ ਉਹ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਲੈ ਗਈਆਂ।

Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा), 'having heard'

• tu: but/then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (contrast/continuation)

• vacanam: speech
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of śrutvā

• tāsām: of those (women)
• tāsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana; genitive 'of them'

• sarvāsām: of all
• sarvāsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana; qualifier of tāsām

• hṛdayaṅgamam: heart-pleasing
• hṛdayaṅgamam: Karma (कर्म) / Qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdayaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifier of vacanam

• gamanāya: for going
• gamanāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान) / Purpose-dative
• Type: Noun
• Root: gamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; dative of purpose

• matim: decision/intention
• matim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of cakre (made up his mind)

• cakre: made
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of ninyuḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• ninyuḥ: led (him)
• ninyuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (नी)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-vācaka avyaya

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; subject of ninyuḥ

Context

"Rsyasringa, residing in the forest, is engrossed in the study of the Vedas. He is not acquainted with women and sensual pleasures.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛśyaśṛṅga

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

It warns that dharma needs discernment (viveka): pleasing speech can divert even the pure-minded, so truth and clarity must guide decisions.

What is the narrative situation?

Ṛśyaśṛṅga, charmed by the women’s words, agrees to leave; they escort him toward the city/kingdom.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s simplicity and trust—virtues that also make him vulnerable to manipulation.