Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.86.6
సోఽపశ్యత్తత్ర మహతీం కన్యాం వీరమనోహరామ్ ।
ప్రీత్యుత్ఫుల్లేక్షణస్తస్యాం భావక్షుబ్ధం మనో దధే ॥ ౬ ॥
so ’paśyat tatra mahatīṁ
[so ’pashyat tatra mahateem]
kanyāṁ vīra-mano-harām
[kanyaam veera-mano-haraam]
prīty-utphullekṣaṇas tasyāṁ
[preety-utphullekshanas tasyaam]
bhāva-kṣubdhaṁ mano dadhe
[bhaava-kshubdham mano dadhe]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
he
apaśyat
—
saw
tatra
—
there
mahatīm
—
wonderful
kanyām
—
the girl
vīra
—
to heroes
manaḥ - harām
—
enchanting
prīti
—
with happiness
utphulla
—
blossoming
īkṣanaḥ
—
his eyes
tasyām
—
upon her
bhāva
—
with emotion
kṣubdham
—
agitated
manaḥ
—
his mind
dadhe
—
he put .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
so ’paśyat tatra mahatīṁ
kanyāṁ vīra-mano-harām
prīty-utphullekṣaṇas tasyāṁ
saḥ
he
apaśyat
saw
tatra
there
bhāva-kṣubdhaṁ mano dadhe
mahatīm
wonderful
kanyām
the girl
vīra
to heroes
manaḥ - harām
enchanting
prīti
with happiness
utphulla
blossoming
īkṣanaḥ
his eyes
tasyām
upon her
bhāva
with emotion
kṣubdham
agitated
manaḥ
his mind
dadhe
he put .
Important Words
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vīra-manaḥ-harām
—
enchanting to heroes (lit. carrying away the minds of heroes)
Compound: vīra + manaḥ + harām (from √hṛ, to seize). The word manaḥ-harā is used in poetics for the heroine who captivates the hero. Subhadrā is named here as the manohara of vīras — a Kṛṣṇa-related power, since attraction to Bhagavān's parikara is no ordinary lust.
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kanyām
—
the girl
From kan (to be pleased, to desire). A maiden. Subhadrā as kanyā is at the threshold — between brother's house and husband's. Gauḍīyas note that kanyā in śāstra always implies a yogyā-pātra (suitable receiver) for one designated by elders.
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bhāva-kṣubdham
—
agitated with emotion
Compound: bhāva (emotion, here laukika-rati) + kṣubdham (agitated, from √kṣubh). The same root the verse uses for Balarāma's anger in v. 11 (kṣubhitaḥ) — the chapter chains together the kṣobha of lover and brother, both pacified eventually by Kṛṣṇa.
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utphulla
—
blossoming
From ut + √phull (to bloom). The eyes 'bloom' — a stock alaṅkāra for the moment of darśana. Gauḍīyas use the same verb when devotees first see Bhagavān — phulla-padma-nayana, lotus-eyes blossoming.
There he saw the wonderful maiden Subhadrā, who was enchanting to heroes. His eyes opened wide with delight, and his mind became agitated and absorbed in thoughts of her.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
There he saw the wonderful maiden Subhadrā, who was enchanting to heroes. His eyes opened wide with delight, and his mind became agitated and absorbed in thoughts of her.
Commentary
Arjuna saw the maiden, attractive even to men of controlled senses (dhira manoharam). In some texts "vira manoharam" is seen. In that case it means, "attractive to warriors."
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Mahatīm means she was mature. She was attractive to heroes. Another version has dhīra instead of vīra. She was attractive even to persons who were in control of their passions such as Arjuna. He became absorbed in thinking of her.
Related values & verses
Related values
Daya (Compassion / Mercy)Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Discriminative Wisdom
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Concepts
Jiva
Personal Guidance
Analogy
Arjuna's eyes open like lotuses at dawn — but the sun here is Subhadrā, Kṛṣṇa's own sister. The pārtha who once needed Kṛṣṇa to lift his bow on Kurukṣetra now needs Kṛṣṇa to sanction his own heart.
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Source: vedabase.io