Shloka 10

ऋश्यशृङ्ग-आनयनम्

Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Aṅga and His Marriage to Śāntā

Devanagari script

तत: कदाचित्तं देशमाजगाम यदृच्छया।विभण्डकसुतस्तत्र ताश्चापश्यद्वराङ्गना:।।।।

Transliteration

tataḥ kadācittaṃ deśam ājagāma yadṛcchayā |

vibhaṇḍaka-sutas tatra tāś cāpaśyad varāṅganāḥ ||

Translation

后来有一日，毗槃陀迦之子偶然来到那处地方，在那里看见了那些美丽的女子。

Word by Word

• tāḥ: they (those women)
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• citraveṣāḥ: wearing splendid attire
• citraveṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: citra + veṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः (citraḥ veṣaḥ yāsām), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् tāḥ

• pramadāḥ: women
• pramadāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; apposition to tāḥ

• gāyantyaḥ: singing
• gāyantyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gai (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• madhurasvarāḥ: sweet-voiced
• madhurasvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura + svara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः (madhuraḥ svaraḥ yāsām), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् tāḥ

• ṛṣiputram: the sage's son
• ṛṣiputram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• upāgamya: having approached
• upāgamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam + upa (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund) from √gam with upa-; अर्थः ‘having approached’

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् tāḥ/pramadāḥ

• vacanam: words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• abruvan: said
• abruvan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लकारः लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, पुरुषः 3, वचनम् बहुवचनम्

Context

One day this son of Vibhandaka (Rsyasringa) accidentally came to the place where he saw the beautiful women.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhaṇḍaka
• Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• women (varāṅganāḥ)
• forest region (implied setting)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse sets up a dharma-test: innocence and strict ascetic upbringing meet worldly allure, highlighting the need for discernment (viveka) to protect vows.

What is the narrative situation?

Ṛśyaśṛṅga, raised in isolation, wanders to a certain spot and for the first time sees women sent to entice him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s simplicity/naivety—an ascetic purity that is vulnerable without worldly knowledge.