किं वा जलाशयं कंचित्प्राप्य गाधमजानती । निमग्ना तत्र सा बाला संप्रविष्टा जलार्थिनी
kiṃ vā jalāśayaṃ kaṃcitprāpya gādhamajānatī | nimagnā tatra sā bālā saṃpraviṣṭā jalārthinī
“یا شاید پانی کی تلاش میں وہ کسی تالاب تک پہنچی ہو، اس کی گہرائی نہ جان کر پانی لینے کے لیے اندر اتری ہو اور وہیں ڈوب گئی ہو؟”
Jābāli (continuing lament)
Type: kund
Scene: A darkening pond with ripples; Jābāli stands at the bank, peering into the water, imagining his daughter submerged; reeds sway, and the water reflects the last light of sunset, creating a haunting stillness.
Need and haste can lead to danger; the Purāṇic frame often contrasts human vulnerability with the eventual protection found through sacred order.
Not specified in this verse; it is contextual to the broader Tīrthamāhātmya passage.
None; the verse narrates a feared possibility (drowning).