Mahabharata · 1.160.32–33
॥
Devanāgarī
तां च दृष्ट्वैव कल्याणीं कल्याणाभिजनो नृपः ॥
जगाम मनसा चिन्तां काममार्गणपीडितः ॥
दह्यमानः स तीव्रेण नृपतिर् मन्मथाग्निना ॥
अप्रगल्भां प्रगल्भः स ताम् उवाच यशस्विनीम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvaiva kalyāṇīṃ kalyāṇābhijano nṛpaḥ ||
jagāma manasā cintāṃ kāmamārgaṇapīḍitaḥ ||
dahyamānaḥ sa tīvreṇa nṛpatir manmathāgninā ||
apragalbhāṃ pragalbhaḥ sa tām uvāca yaśasvinīm ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तां च दृष्ट्वा एव कल्याणीं कल्याणाभिजनः नृपःtāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā eva kalyāṇīṃ kalyāṇābhijanaḥ nṛpaḥand, having barely seen that lovely one, the king of good lineage
जगाम मनसा चिन्तां काममार्गणपीडितःjagāma manasā cintāṃ kāmamārgaṇapīḍitaḥfell into mental turmoil, tormented by the arrows of Kama;
दह्यमानः सः तीव्रेण नृपतिः मन्मथाग्निनाdahyamānaḥ saḥ tīvreṇa nṛpatiḥ manmathāgnināburned by the fierce fire of Manmatha, the king
अप्रगल्भां प्रगल्भः सः ताम् उवाच यशस्विनीम्apragalbhāṃ pragalbhaḥ saḥ tām uvāca yaśasvinīmspoke boldly to that timid, glorious [maiden]:
दृष्ट्वैवdṛṣṭvaivaoriginal form "dṛṣṭvaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कल्याणाभिजनोkalyāṇābhijanooriginal form "kalyāṇābhijano", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपतिर्nṛpatiroriginal form "nṛpatir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
«And, having barely seen that lovely one, the king of good lineage fell into mental turmoil, tormented by the arrows of Kama. Burned by the fierce fire of Manmatha, the king, though bold, spoke to that timid, glorious maiden».
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Here attraction turns into burning torment. It is telling that the joy of beholding is at once replaced by "turmoil" and burning: passion, no sooner kindled, torments, for it desires possession. Here the nature of kama is laid bare: it does not satisfy but scorches, turning beauty into a source of anguish. Telling too is the contrast — "the bold one spoke to the timid one": one burning with passion forgets courteous restraint. Thus the scripture shows how infatuation disturbs peace and drives one to speech; and Samvarana, master of himself until then, is overcome by the fire of Manmatha.