Mahabharata — Ashramavasika Parva, Shloka 9

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Devanagari script

स्थिता5हं बालभावेन तत्र दोषमबुद्ध्यती । अथ देव: सहस्रांशुर्मत्समीपगतो भवत्‌

Transliteration

sthitāhaṃ bāla-bhāvena tatra doṣam abuddhyatī | atha devaḥ sahasrāṃśur mat-samīpa-gato bhavat ||

Translation

I was then in the innocence of childhood and did not understand what fault might arise from it. Then the god of a thousand rays—the Sun—came and stood near me, responding to my summons.

Word by Word

• स्थिता: stood/was situated
• स्थिता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्थित (स्था धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बालभावेन: with/through childish nature
• बालभावेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालभाव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there/in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• दोषम्: fault/blemish
• दोषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अबुद्ध्यती: did not understand
• अबुद्ध्यती: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (लट्, परस्मैपद)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सहस्रांशुः: the thousand-rayed one (Sun)
• सहस्रांशुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रांशु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मत्समीपगतः: having come near me
• मत्समीपगतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मत्समीपगत (गम् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवत्: became/was (occurred)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (लङ्/लिट्-प्रयोगसदृश; पाठभेद)
• Form: लङ् (भूत), प्रथम, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sūrya (Sahasrāṃśu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights moral accountability shaped by awareness: innocence or lack of understanding can lead one to overlook potential fault, yet actions still carry consequences when divine or powerful forces are invoked.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker recalls being in a childlike, uncomprehending state and not grasping what wrongdoing might result; upon being invoked, the Sun-god (Sahasrāṃśu) appears and stands nearby.