Shloka 27
Devanagari script
यश्न त्वां सततं पश्येत् पुरुषश्चारुहासिनि । एवं सर्वानवद्याड़ि स चानज्रवशो भवेत्,शुभांगि! चारुहासिनि! इसी प्रकार जो पुरुष प्रतिदिन तुम्हें देखेगा, वह भी कामदेवके वशीभूत हो जायगा
Transliteration
yaś na tvāṃ satataṃ paśyet puruṣaś cāru-hāsini | evaṃ sarvān-avadyāṅgi sa cān-āśravaśo bhavet, śubhāṅgi ||
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“肢体秀美、笑靥动人的女子啊——凡是日日见你之男子，也必为欲念所压倒。故而，无瑕之身、吉祥之相、笑声可人的你，纵使心志坚定之人，也会被情欲牵引而屈服。”
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always, daily
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine/Feminine, Accusative, Singular
सततम्constantly
सततम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
पश्येत्should see
पश्येत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormVidhi-ling (Optative), Present-system, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुरुषःa man
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चारुहासिनिO lovely-smiling one
चारुहासिनि:
TypeAdjective
Rootचारुहासिन्
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
एवम्thus, in this way
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
सर्वानवद्यानिall faultless (things/qualities)
सर्वानवद्यानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वानवद्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अनज्रवशःnot under control (i.e., helplessly controlled)
अनज्रवशः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनज्रवश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would become
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormVidhi-ling (Optative), Present-system, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
शुभाङ्गिO fair-limbed one
शुभाङ्गि:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभाङ्गिन्
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
चारुहासिनिO lovely-smiling one
चारुहासिनि:
TypeAdjective
Rootचारुहासिन्
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaA
an unnamed woman addressed as cāruhāsini/śubhāṅgī/sarvān-avadyāṅgīCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sustained exposure to alluring beauty can disturb self-control and kindle desire, implying an ethical caution about guarding the senses and mind.
Vaiśampāyana describes a woman’s extraordinary attractiveness, addressing her with flattering epithets and stating that any man who sees her continually would become captivated by passion.