Shloka 14
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
Devanagari script
जातीमरणभीरूणां यतीनां यततां विभो
Transliteration
jātimaraṇabhīrūṇāṁ yatīnāṁ yatatāṁ vibho
Translation
يا ربّ، (إنما يُقال هذا) في شأن الزهّاد من اليَتيّين، الذين يخافون دورةَ الميلاد والموت، أولئك المنقطعون الذين يجاهدون بانضباطٍ صارم (طلباً للتحرّر).
Word by Word
जाति-मरण-भीरूणाम्of those who fear birth and death
जाति-मरण-भीरूणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootजाति + मरण + भीरु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
यतीनाम्of ascetics
यतीनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootयति
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
यतताम्of those who strive/endeavour
यतताम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootयत (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त, √यत्)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
विभोO mighty one / O Lord
विभो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāyudevaV
Vibhu (addressed Lord)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the spiritual motivation of true renunciants: fear of repeated birth and death (saṁsāra) drives them to sustained effort and disciplined striving toward liberation.
Vāyudeva addresses a revered figure as “Vibhu,” introducing a point about ascetics—those who, fearing the bondage of birth and death, undertake rigorous effort and restraint.