Shloka 83
Devanagari script
पुराणि दग्धवन्तं तं देवी याता प्रवीक्षितुम्
Transliteration
purāṇi dagdhavantaṃ taṃ devī yātā pravīkṣitum
Translation
Vyāsa said: The Goddess went to see him—who had burned up the ancient records—so as to examine the matter for herself.
Word by Word
पुराणिancient (things)
पुराणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुराण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
दग्धवन्तम्burnt, having been burnt
दग्धवन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदग्धवत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
देवीthe देवी (goddess/lady)
देवी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
याताgone, having gone
याता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रवीक्षितुम्to look at, to inspect
प्रवीक्षितुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + वीक्ष्
FormInfinitive (Tumun)
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaD
Devī (the Goddess)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discernment and accountability: after a harmful or irreversible act (burning the ‘ancients’), a higher moral authority does not merely react but investigates directly, implying that judgment should be based on careful examination.
Vyāsa narrates that the Goddess goes to see a particular person—described as one who has burned the ancient materials—specifically in order to inspect and verify the situation herself.