Shloka 26

Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)

Devanagari script

पुष्करेष्वथ गोकर्णे नैमिषे मलये तथा । अपाकर्षत्‌ स्वकं देहं नियमैर्मानसप्रियै:,तदनन्तर पुष्कर, गोकर्ण, नैमिषारण्य तथा मलयाचलके तीर्थोमें रहकर मनको प्रिय लगनेवाले नियमोंद्वारा उसने अपने शरीरको अत्यन्त क्षीण कर दिया

Transliteration

puṣkareṣv atha gokarṇe naimiṣe malaye tathā | apākarṣat svakaṃ dehaṃ niyamair mānasapriyaiḥ ||

Translation

Nārada said: Then, dwelling at the sacred places of Puṣkara, Gokarṇa, Naimiṣa, and likewise on the Malaya mountain, she drew down her own body—reducing it to extreme leanness—through disciplines and observances that were dear to her mind.

Word by Word

• पुष्करेषु: in Pushkara (tirthas)
• पुष्करेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

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

• गोकर्णे: in Gokarna
• गोकर्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नैमिषे: in Naimisha (forest)
• नैमिषे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिष
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मलये: in Malaya (mountain/region)
• मलये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मलय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अपाकर्षत्: he emaciated/reduced
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + कृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्वकम्: his own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नियमैः: by observances/disciplinary vows
• नियमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मानसप्रियैः: pleasing to the mind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानसप्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Puṣkara
• Gokarṇa
• Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya)
• Malaya (Malaya mountain)