Shloka 26

Devanagari script

यं हि त्वमनवद्याज़ि तरलायतलोचने । प्रसक्तमभिवीक्षेथा: स कामवशगो भवेत्‌,निर्दोष अंगों तथा चंचल एवं विशाल नेत्रोंवाली सैरन्ध्री! जिस पुरुषकी ओर तुम ध्यानसे देख लोगी, वही कामके अधीन हो जायगा

Transliteration

yaṃ hi tvam anavadyāsi taralāyatalocane | prasaktam abhivīkṣethāḥ sa kāmavaśago bhavet ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“无瑕的赛兰德丽啊，你双眸宽大而微颤——无论你以专注之目凝视哪位男子，那人便会落入欲望的支配之下。”

Word by Word

यम्whom

हिindeed/for

त्वम्you

अनवद्यblameless/faultless (O ...)

असिare

तरलायतलोचनेO one with wide (and) unsteady eyes

प्रसक्तम्intently/closely (lit. attached, fixed)

अभिवीक्षेथाःwould look at

सःhe

कामवशगःsubject to desire

भवेत्would become

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Sairandhrī

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of unchecked desire and the social responsibility to practice restraint; beauty and attention can provoke attachment, so one must be mindful to prevent actions that lead to adharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Sairandhrī as exceptionally captivating, stating that any man who receives her steady gaze would become overcome by desire—foreshadowing tension and potential impropriety within the Virāṭa court setting.