Shloka 37

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

Devanagari script

तस्य भुक्तवतस्तात तदन्तःपुरकाननम्‌

Transliteration

tasya bhuktavatastāta tadantaḥpurakānanam

Translation

ভীষ্ম বললেন—“হে প্রিয়, তিনি আহার সম্পন্ন করার পর সেই অন্তঃপুরের কানন—নারীদের অন্তঃবাসের নির্জন উদ্যান—এ প্রবেশ করলেন।”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• भुक्तवतस्: of (one) who has eaten; having eaten
• भुक्तवतस्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• तात: O dear one / O father
• तात: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• अन्तःपुरकाननम्: the inner-palace grove (harem-garden)
• अन्तःपुरकाननम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तःपुर + कानन
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• antaḥpura (inner palace/women’s quarters)
• kānanam (grove/garden)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is primarily narrative, but it implicitly highlights decorum and the structured privacy of royal life—movement into the antaḥpura (inner quarters) is a socially marked act, often signaling intimacy, secrecy, or a transition to private matters.

What is happening in the narrative?

After finishing his meal, the person being described proceeds into the secluded garden associated with the inner palace quarters (antaḥpura-kānanam), indicating a shift from public activity to a private, interior space.