उवाच चासहन्त्यस्य बन्धनानयनं सती । मुच्यतां मुच्यतामेष ब्राह्मणो नितरां गुरु: ॥ ४३ ॥
uvaca casahanty asya bandhananayanam sati mucyatam mucyatam esa brahmano nitaram guruh
- uvaca
- said
- ca
- and
- asahanti
- being unbearable for her
- asya
- his
- bandhana
- being bound
- anayanam
- bringing him
- sati
- the devoted
- mucyatam mucyatam
- just get him released
- esah
- this
- brahmanah
- a brahmana
- nitaram
- our
- guruh
- teacher.
She could not tolerate Asvatthama’s being bound by ropes, and being a devoted lady, she said: Release him, for he is a brahmana, our spiritual master.