हठाद्यावत्प्रवेशं स चकार निजमंदिरे । तावच्च दण्डकाष्ठेन मस्तके तेन ताडितः
haṭhādyāvatpraveśaṃ sa cakāra nijamaṃdire | tāvacca daṇḍakāṣṭhena mastake tena tāḍitaḥ
لیکن جب اس نے ہٹ دھرمی سے اپنے ہی گھر میں زبردستی گھسنے کی کوشش کی، تو اسی لمحے اس کے سر پر لاٹھی سے وار کیا گیا۔
Unspecified narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya episode (narrative description)
Scene: Maṇibhadra lunges through the doorway; the eunuch swings a wooden staff downward; the blow lands on the crown of Maṇibhadra’s head, capturing the instant of impact and shock.
Haṭha (obstinate force) leads to immediate harm; dharma counsels restraint and respect for boundaries.
Not specified here; the verse serves the moral narrative inside the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
None.