यदासीत्तदपि न्यूनं तेनान्यदपि सन्दधे । तदपि द्व्यङ्गुलं न्यूनं यद् यदादत्त बन्धनम् ॥ १६ ॥
yadāsīt tad api nyūnaṁ tenānyad api sandadhe tad api dvy-aṅgulaṁ nyūnaṁ yad yad ādatta bandhanam
- yadā
- when
- āsīt
- became
- tat api
- even the new rope that had been joined
- nyūnam
- still short
- tena
- then, with the second rope
- anyat api
- another rope also
- sandadhe
- she joined
- tat api
- that also
- dvi-aṅgulam
- by a measurement of two fingers
- nyūnam
- remained short
- yat yat ādatta
- in this way, one after another, whatever ropes she joined
- bandhanam
- for binding Kṛṣṇa
This new rope also was short by a measurement of two fingers, and when another rope was joined to it, it was still two fingers too short. As many ropes as she joined, all of them failed; their shortness could not be overcome.