Shloka 77

Narmadā

Revā) Tīrtha Greatness: The Gandharva Maidens’ Curse Narrative (Acchodā Episode Begins

Devanagari script

गत्वा तत्रैव ताः कन्या समीपं ब्रह्मचारिणः । सव्यापसव्यबंधेन भुजपाशं च चक्रिरे

Transliteration

gatvā tatraiva tāḥ kanyā samīpaṃ brahmacāriṇaḥ | savyāpasavyabaṃdhena bhujapāśaṃ ca cakrire

Translation

وہیں جا کر وہ کنواریاں اس برہماچاری کے قریب آئیں اور بائیں اور دائیں جانب سے گھیر کر بازوؤں کا پھندا سا بنا کر اسے باندھ لیا۔

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• ताः: those (girls)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कन्याः: maidens
• कन्याः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• समीपम्: near (to the vicinity)
• समीपम्: Gati-Karma (Goal/गत्यर्थक कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायोगे (to/near)

• ब्रह्मचारिणः: of the brahmacārin
• ब्रह्मचारिणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सव्य: left
• सव्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (समासपूर्वपद)

• अपसव्य: right (clockwise/anticlockwise sense; here opposite side)
• अपसव्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपसव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (समासपूर्वपद)

• बन्धेन: by a binding/encircling
• बन्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासान्तपद

• सव्यापसव्यबन्धेन: by binding from left and right (encircling)
• सव्यापसव्यबन्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अपसव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (सव्यश्च अपसव्यश्च बन्धः)

• भुजपाशम्: a noose of arms (arm-embrace)
• भुजपाशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक) + पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भुजानां पाशः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• चक्रिरे: they made/formed
• चक्रिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (context not provided for precise dialogue attribution)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्रैव = तत्र + एव; सव्यापसव्यबंधेन = सव्य + अपसव्य + बन्धेन (समास); भुजपाशम् = भुज + पाशम् (तत्पुरुष)।

FAQs

Who are the "brahmacāriṇaḥ" in this verse?

They are brahmacārins—students observing celibacy and disciplined conduct during the traditional student stage of life.

What does "savyāpasavya-bandhena" imply here?

It indicates an encircling or binding action from both sides—left (savya) and right (apasavya)—suggesting the maidens were restrained by being surrounded.

What ethical tension is implied by this verse?

The verse juxtaposes the identity of brahmacārins (associated with restraint) with an act of physically restraining maidens, implying a narrative moment where conduct and vows are tested or violated (full ethical framing depends on surrounding verses).