Shloka 12

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

आततस्थे स तपस्तीव्रं पिता तव तपोधन: । वीटां मुखे समाधाय वायुभक्षो5भवन्मुनि:,वहाँ जाकर तपस्याके धनी तुम्हारे ताऊने कठोर तपस्या आरम्भ की। वे मुँहमें पत्थरका टुकड़ा रखकर वायुका आहार करते और मौन रहते थे

Transliteration

ātatasthe sa tapastīvraṃ pitā tava tapodhanaḥ | vīṭāṃ mukhe samādhāya vāyubhakṣo 'bhavan muniḥ ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: „Dort nahm dein Vater, reich an asketischer Kraft, eine strenge Buße auf sich. Einen kleinen Stein in den Mund legend, lebte der Weise nur von Luft und bewahrte Schweigen.“

Word by Word

• आततस्थे: stood firm; remained engaged
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (आ-तन्-स्था > आततस्-)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Ātmanepada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (स)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तीव्रम्: severe; intense
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तव: of you; your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• तपोधनः: one whose wealth is austerity; ascetic
• तपोधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• वीटाम्: a lump/piece (here: stone/pebble piece)
• वीटाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीटा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• मुखे: in (his) mouth
• मुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• समाधाय: having placed; having put
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (सम्-आ-)
• Form: Lyap (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada/ātmanepada-neutral (gerund)

• वायुभक्षः: air-eating; living on air
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायुभक्ष
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अभवत्: became; was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (अभि-)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• your father (pitā tava)
• muni (the sage/ascetic)
• vīṭā (small stone/pebble)
• vāyu (air)