TR3.183 Fǐl Pándǎrús ǒn knées, ǎnd úp hǐs éyěn
TR3.184 Tǒ hévěn thréw, ǎnd héld hǐs hónděs híghě:
TR3.185 “Ǐmmórtǎl gód,” quǒd hé, “thǎt máyst nǒught déyěn,
TR3.186 Cǔpíde Ǐ méne, ǒf thís mǎyst glórǐfíě;
TR3.187 Ǎnd Vénǔs, thów mǎyst mákěn mélǒdíě!
TR3.188 Wǐthóutěn hónd, mě sémeth thǎt ín thě tówně,
TR3.189 Fǒr thís měrvéille ǐch hére ěch béllě sówně.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Pandarus fell on his knees and threw up his eyes to heaven, and held his hands up high: ‘Immortal god,’ said he, ‘who cannot die—I mean Cupid—you may glory in this! And Venus, you may make music! It seems to me that, because of this marvel, I can hear every bell in the town ring of its own accord!
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): パンダルスは跪き、目を天へ向けて見上げ、両手を高く上げた。「命が尽きることのない、不滅の神よ」と彼は言った。「クピードのことだが、貴女はこれを自慢するだろう。そしてウェヌスよ、貴女は楽を奏するだろう！このすばらしい出来事のために、撞き手なしに、町のそれぞれの鐘が鳴りわたるのが聞こえるようだ。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 彭大瑞双膝跪下了地，两眼向天看，双手举起，“永生的神，”他道，“不死的可必德，这是你的光荣；维娜丝，你可以高凑美曲了；这是奇迹，我似乎听得全城的钟声在自动地激荡了。

Word Information

• Etymology: OF&L
• Addresser: Pandarus
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: supernatural beings (gods)
• Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: Not quoted

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003): N/A
• Fisher (1989): N/A
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
• Donaldson (1975): N/A
• Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

divine

Comments from the Editor

Seeing that Criseyde takes the initiative to kiss Troilus, Pandarus invokes Cupid and Venus in this stanza. He considers this a miracle. However, the happy time is limited, since Deiphebus and Helen are coming back to the room, the two protagonists have to stop talking about love.