Shloka 26

गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्

Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

निर्बन्धतस्तु बहुशो गालवस्य तपस्विन: । किंचिदागतसंरम्भो विश्वामित्रो5ब्रवीदिदम्‌

Transliteration

nirbandhatas tu bahuśo gālavasya tapasvinaḥ | kiñcid āgata-saṃrambho viśvāmitro 'bravīd idam ||

Translation

那罗陀说：当苦行者迦罗婆一再执拗地请求不已时，毗湿瓦密多——心中被激起一丝不耐——便说出了这些话。此段揭示：持续的纠缠足以使纪律严明的圣者亦感压力；而师长的回应往往出于设定伦理界限的必要，并非仅仅出于愤怒。

Word by Word

• निर्बन्धतः: from the insistence/pressure
• निर्बन्धतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्बन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

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

• बहुशः: many times, repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशस्

• गालवस्य: of Gālava
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तपस्विनः: of the ascetic
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• किंचित्: somewhat, a little
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित्

• आगत: having come, arisen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संरम्भः: anger, agitation
• Type: Noun
• Root: संरम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• इदम्: this (statement)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gālava
• Viśvāmitra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the virtuous can be provoked by repeated, insistent demands; therefore one should practice restraint in asking, and teachers may set boundaries through firm speech to uphold propriety (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that Gālava repeatedly presses the sage Viśvāmitra; slightly irritated, Viśvāmitra responds and begins to state what follows.