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Shloka 33

पाण्डोः श्राद्धं, सत्यवत्याः वनगमनम्, बाल्यस्पर्धा च

Pāṇḍu’s Śrāddha, Satyavatī’s Withdrawal, and Childhood Rivalry

अग्नौ जुद्धन्नुभी कालावुभौ कालावुपस्पृशन्‌ । कृश: परिमिताहारश्लीरचर्मजटाधर:,दोनों समय स्नान-संध्या और अग्निहोत्र करूँगा। चिथड़े, मृगचर्म और जटा धारण करूँगा। बहुत थोड़ा आहार ग्रहण करके शरीरसे दुर्बल हो जाऊँगा

agnau juhvann ubhau kālāv ubhau kālāv upaspṛśan | kṛśaḥ parimitāhāraḥ śīrṇacarmajaṭādharaḥ ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Indem ich Opfergaben in das heilige Feuer darbringe und an beiden Tageswenden—morgens und abends—die vorgeschriebenen Reinigungsriten vollziehe, werde ich die täglichen Disziplinen ohne Fehl bewahren. In zerrissenen Gewändern, mit Hirschfell und verfilzten Haarlocken, und nur eine abgemessene Menge Nahrung zu mir nehmend, werde ich mager werden—Askese und Selbstzucht als den Dharma erwählend, den ich mir gesetzt habe.“

अग्नौin the fire (at the sacred fire)
अग्नौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
जुह्वन्offering (oblation), sacrificing
जुह्वन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहु
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
कालौthe two times (morning and evening)
कालौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
कालौthe two times
कालौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
उपस्पृशन्performing ablution (touching water), bathing
उपस्पृशन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउपस्पृश्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
कृशःemaciated, thin
कृशः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परिमिताहारःone whose food is measured/limited
परिमिताहारः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरिमित-आहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चीरचर्मजटाधरःwearing rags, (deer-)skin, and matted hair
चीरचर्मजटाधरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचीर-चर्म-जटा-धर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
A
Agni (sacred fire)
A
Agnihotra (implied by fire-oblation)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights tapas grounded in daily dharma: regular fire-offerings and purification at dawn and dusk, coupled with moderation in food and simple ascetic attire. Ethical emphasis falls on self-restraint, consistency in duty, and voluntary simplicity as a means of inner discipline.

A speaker (reported by Vaiśampāyana) describes adopting an ascetic regimen: performing oblations in the sacred fire, observing morning-and-evening rites, wearing austere clothing (tattered cloth, deerskin, matted hair), and eating sparingly to become physically lean—signaling a committed vow of austerity.