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
utthātukāmā tu satī viṣṭabdhā vipulena sā | nigṛhītā manuṣyendra na śaśāka viceṣṭitum ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Ngunit nang ibig tumindig ng marangal na babae, agad siyang pinatigil ni Vipula at ginawang hindi makakilos. Nasupil at napigil, O panginoon ng mga tao, hindi siya nakagalaw kahit bahagya.”
भीष्म उवाच
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.