Shloka 27

Baka Dālbhya at Avakīrṇa-tīrtha: Rāṣṭra-kṣaya and Release through Prasāda (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 40)

Devanagari script

तपसा तु तथा युक्त विश्वामित्रं पितामह:

Transliteration

tapasā tu tathā yuktaṃ viśvāmitraṃ pitāmahaḥ

Translation

Da erkannte der ehrwürdige Ahnvater (Pitāmaha), als er Viśvāmitra so von Askese erfüllt sah, die Kraft an, die aus disziplinierter Buße erwächst—und deutete damit an, dass geistiges Streben, recht betrieben, Rang und Wirksamkeit eines Menschen über das Gewöhnliche hinaus zu heben vermag.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity / through penance
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तथा: thus / in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• युक्तः: endowed / engaged / joined
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विश्वामित्रम्: Vishvamitra
• विश्वामित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पितामहः: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Pitāmaha (Grandsire)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Austerity (tapas) and disciplined self-effort can confer real potency and recognition; ethical strength is not only inherited or granted, but also cultivated through sustained practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator indicates that the Grandsire observes or acknowledges Viśvāmitra as being 'endowed with tapas,' setting up or reinforcing Viśvāmitra’s stature and the effectiveness of his ascetic power within the episode.