racaya kucayoś citraṁ patraṁ kuruṣva kapolayor
ghaṭaya jaghane kāñcīṁ mugdha-srajā kavarī-bharaṁ |
kalaya valaya-śreṇīṁ pāṇau pade maṇi-nūpurāv
iti nigaditaḥ prītaḥ pitāmbaro’pi tathākarot ||quoted · vā, śrī-gīta-govinde
The verse — decoded
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racaya kucayoś citraṁ patraṁ kuruṣva kapolayor
racaya'paint it!' — she commands him imperative 2nd sg.रचो / बनाओ (आज्ञा)
kucayoḥon her two breasts loc. dualदोनों स्तनों पर
citrama colorful painted design object of racayaविचित्र चित्र (को) — रचो का कर्म
patramthe leaf-pattern (a foliate line drawn on the skin) object of kuruṣvaपत्र-रचना (को) — करो का कर्म
kuruṣva'make it!' — a second command imperative 2nd sg. mid.करो (आज्ञा)
kapolayoḥon her two cheeks loc. dualदोनों गालों पर
racaya — paint; citram — a colorful design; kucayoḥ — on her breasts; patram — the leaf-pattern; kuruṣva — make; kapolayoḥ — on her cheeks
दोनों स्तनों पर विचित्र चित्र रचो, [और] दोनों गालों पर पत्र-रचना करो।
'Paint a colorful design on my breasts,' she tells him, 'and draw the leaf-pattern on my cheeks.' These are her orders, and he is the one taking them.
दोनों स्तनों पर रंग-बिरंगा चित्र बनाओ। दोनों गालों पर पत्तों की सजावट करो।
citra and patra are two kinds of body-decoration: a painted figure and a foliate (leaf-vine) line drawn with sandal-paste or musk.
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ghaṭaya jaghane kāñcīṁ mugdha-srajā kavarī-bharaṁ |
ghaṭaya'fasten it on!' — she keeps commanding imperative 2nd sg.बाँधो / लगाओ (आज्ञा)
jaghaneon her hips loc. sg.नितम्ब पर
kāñcīmthe girdle (waist-belt) objectकरधनी (को)
mugdha-srajāwith a lovely flower-garland — the means instr. of meansसुन्दर माला के द्वारा
kavarī-bharamher thick braid of hair — bind this up object; ghaṭaya does double dutyवेणी-भार (केश-कलाप) (को) — बाँधो यहाँ भी लागू
ghaṭaya — fasten; kāñcīm — the girdle; jaghane — on her hips; mugdha-srajā — with a lovely garland; kavarī-bharam — bind up her braid
नितम्ब पर करधनी बाँधो, [और] सुन्दर माला के द्वारा वेणी-भार (केश-कलाप) [सँवारो]।
'Fasten the girdle on my hips, and tie up my heavy braid with this soft flower-garland.' Still she directs; still he obeys.
कमर पर करधनी बाँधो। सुन्दर माला से केशों के भार (वेणी) को सजाओ।
kavarī-bhara = the full mass of the braided hair; mugdha 'charming, lovely' describes the garland used to bind it.
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kalaya valaya-śreṇīṁ pāṇau pade maṇi-nūpurāv
kalaya'put it on!' — she commands again imperative 2nd sg.धारण कराओ / पहनाओ (आज्ञा)
valaya-śreṇīmthe row of bangles objectचूड़ियों की पंक्ति (को)
pāṇauonto her hand loc. sg.हाथ में
padeonto her foot loc. sg.पैर में
maṇi-nūpurauthe two jeweled anklets — slip these on too acc. dual; kalaya carries overमणिमय नूपुर (को) — पहनाओ यहाँ भी लागू
kalaya — put on; valaya-śreṇīm — the row of bangles; pāṇau — on her hand; pade — on her foot; maṇi-nūpurau — the two jeweled anklets
हाथ में चूड़ियों की पंक्ति पहनाओ, [और] पैर में मणिमय नूपुर [पहनाओ]।
'Slip the row of bangles onto my wrist, and set the jeweled anklets on my feet.' One command after another — and he does each.
हाथों में चूड़ियों की लड़ी पहनाओ। पैरों में मणिजड़ित नूपुर पहनाओ।
valaya-śreṇī = a whole line of bangles; maṇi-nūpura = anklets set with gems.
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iti nigaditaḥ prītaḥ pitāmbaro’pi tathākarot ||
iti'so' — this closes off everything she has ordered quotation-markerइस प्रकार (यों कहा गया — उद्धरण-समाप्ति)
nigaditaḥhaving been told all this past pass. part., nom. — describes Kṛṣṇaइस प्रकार कहे जाने पर, वह (जिससे यह कहा गया — कृष्ण)
prītaḥand glad to do it nom.प्रसन्न होकर
pītāmbaraḥKṛṣṇa, the yellow-robed Lord himself nom.पीताम्बर (कृष्ण)
apieven he — though he is the Supreme concessive; this is the wonderभी (यही तो आश्चर्य है)
tathāexactly so, just as she asked correlative with nigaditaḥवैसा ही (निगदितः के अनुरूप)
akarotdid it imperfect 3rd sg.कर दिया (अतीत)
iti — so; nigaditaḥ — told all this; pītāmbaraḥ — Kṛṣṇa the yellow-robed Lord; api — even he; prītaḥ — gladly; tathā — just so; akarot — did it
इस प्रकार कहे जाने पर, प्रसन्न पीताम्बर (कृष्ण) ने भी वैसा ही कर दिया।
Told all this, Kṛṣṇa — the yellow-robed Lord himself — gladly did every bit of it, exactly as she asked. The 'even' (api) is the whole point: the Supreme Person takes orders from the girl and is happy to. That is the hero being subject to the heroine.
इस तरह जब उनसे यह कहा गया, तो प्रसन्न होकर पीताम्बर (कृष्ण) ने भी वैसा ही कर दिया। 'भी' यही आश्चर्य दिखाता है — स्वयं भगवान् भी कहे अनुसार वैसा कर बैठे।
The majestic epithet pītāmbara (an established name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, 'the wearer of the yellow garment') is chosen deliberately: naming him as the great Lord sharpens the paradox of his obeying her.
Commentary — decoded
Viśvanātha Cakravartī
s1avataranika
nāyikādhīnatvaṁ na śabdopāttam ity ata āha—yathā veti ||
nāyikā-adhīnatvamthe hero's being under the heroine's control acc.; the feature at issueनायिका के अधीन होना (नायक का नायिका के वश में रहना)
na śabda-upāttamis not carried by any explicit word here śabda-upātta 'taken up by a word'; na negatesकिसी शब्द से (सीधे) ग्रहण नहीं किया गया — 'न' निषेध करता है
iti ataḥand for exactly this reason iti closes the thought; ataḥ 'therefore'यह [सोचकर], इसलिए ('इति' विचार समाप्त करता है, 'अतः' = इसलिए)
āhahe (Rūpa) says perfect 3rd sg.कहते हैं
yathā vā itithe words 'yathā vā' — 'or else, take this example' lemma being introduced'यथा वा' इत्यादि (यही पद्य प्रस्तुत)
nāyikā-adhīnatvam — the hero's subjection to the heroine; na śabda-upāttam — is not stated by any explicit word; iti ataḥ — so for this reason; āha — he says; yathā vā iti — 'yathā vā' (or, as an example)
[पूर्व उदाहरण में] नायिका-अधीनत्व किसी शब्द से (स्पष्टतः) नहीं कहा गया — इसलिए 'यथा वा' [इत्यादि पद्य] कहते हैं।
The point that the hero is subject to the heroine (nāyikā-adhīnatva) is not spelled out by any single word in the definition. So, to make it show, Rūpa reaches for an example: he says 'yathā vā' — 'or else, take this.' The Gīta-govinda verse then does the work the definition could not.
नायक का नायिका के अधीन होना — यह [पहले उदाहरण में] किसी शब्द से सीधे नहीं कहा गया था। इसीलिए [ग्रंथकार] 'यथा वा' इत्यादि यह पद्य कहते हैं।
nāyikā-adhīnatva — the lover being under the heroine's sway — is the mark of the svādhīna-bhartṛkā, the heroine whose beloved does as she wishes. 'yathā vā' is the standard formula for introducing a further illustrative verse.
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|a stray daṇḍa (verse-punctuation stroke) structural marker, not textदण्ड (विराम-चिह्न, मूल पाठ नहीं)
| — a lone punctuation stroke
विराम-चिह्न (दण्ड)।
A single daṇḍa left on its own — the closing punctuation of the citation. There is no Sanskrit here to decode.
यह केवल दण्ड (विराम-चिह्न) है, मूल पाठ नहीं।
Structural artifact of the source file, not part of Viśvanātha's prose.