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Shloka 6

Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)

उत्थातुकामा तु सती विष्टब्धा विपुलेन सा । निगृहीता मनुष्येन्द्र न शशाक विचेष्टितुम्‌,नरेन्द्र! उसने ज्यों ही उठनेका विचार किया त्यों ही विपुलने उसके शरीरको स्तब्ध कर दिया। उनके काबूमें आ जानेके कारण वह हिल भी न सकी

utthātukāmā tu satī viṣṭabdhā vipulena sā | nigṛhītā manuṣyendra na śaśāka viceṣṭitum ||

నరేంద్రా! ఆ సతి లేవాలని ప్రయత్నించిన క్షణమే విపులుడు ఆమెను స్థంభింపజేశాడు. అతని అదుపులో పడినందున ఆమె స్వల్పమాత్రమైనా కదలలేకపోయింది.

उत्थातुकामाdesiring to rise
उत्थातुकामा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्थातु-काम (कृदन्त + प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सतीthe virtuous woman
सती:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विष्टब्धाparalyzed/immobilized
विष्टब्धा:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्तम्भ् (धातु) → विष्टब्ध (कृदन्त)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विपुलेनby Vipula
विपुलेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
निगृहीताrestrained/held back
निगृहीता:
TypeAdjective
Rootग्रह् (धातु) → निगृहीत (कृदन्त)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मनुष्येन्द्रO king (best of men)
मनुष्येन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शशाकwas able
शशाक:
TypeVerb
Rootशक् (धातु)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
विचेष्टितुम्to move/act
विचेष्टितुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootचेष्ट् (धातु) → विचेष्टितुम् (तुमुन्)
FormInfinitive (tumun)

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
V
Vipula
S
satī (the virtuous woman)
M
manuṣyendra (addressed king)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical tension between intention and restraint: even a virtuous person’s impulse to act can be checked by a stronger controlling force, underscoring themes of self-control, protection, and the limits placed on action when one is overpowered.

As the woman tries to rise, Vipula intervenes and renders her motionless. Because she is physically restrained, she cannot move at all, and Bhīṣma narrates this to the king.