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
O Lord, (this is said) concerning the yatis—renunciant ascetics who fear the cycle of birth and death—those who strive with disciplined effort (toward liberation).
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
Cross References
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.