Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

बबन्ध योगबन्धैश्न तस्या: सर्वेन्द्रियाणि सः । तां निर्विकारां दृष्टवा तु पुनरेव शचीपति:

Transliteration

babandha yogabandhaiś ca tasyāḥ sarvendriyāṇi saḥ | tāṁ nirvikārāṁ dṛṣṭvā tu punar eva śacīpatiḥ |

Translation

Bhīṣma thưa: “Ngài đã dùng dây trói của yoga mà ràng buộc mọi căn của nàng. Nhưng khi Indra—phu quân của Śacī—thấy nàng không hề biến đổi, sạch vắng dục niệm, thì hổ thẹn; rồi lại nói: ‘Mỹ nhân, hãy đến—hãy đến.’ Nghe lời mời gọi ấy, nàng lại muốn đáp lời.”

Word by Word

• बबन्ध: bound, tied
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• योगबन्धैः: with yogic bonds/restraints
• योगबन्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगबन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तस्याः: of her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• सर्वेन्द्रियाणि: all the senses
• सर्वेन्द्रियाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वेन्द्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• निर्विकाराम्: free from passion/change
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विकार
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: just/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शचीपतिः: Śacī's lord (Indra)
• शचीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शचीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (भीष्म)
• Indra (शचीपति)
• Shachi (शची)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical self-restraint: when desire fails to disturb a person who is steady and passionless (nirvikāra), the would-be tempter is shamed. It underscores indriya-nigraha (control of the senses) and the moral force of inner purity.

What is happening in the narrative?

A woman’s senses are restrained through yogic means, and Indra (Śacīpati), seeing her unaffected by lust, feels ashamed. Despite this, he calls to her again, and she prepares to respond.