Shloka 25

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

न वैमनस्यं तस्यास्तु मुखभेदो5थवाभवत्‌ | शरीरमग्निना55दीप्य जलमध्ये यथा स्थिता

Transliteration

na vaimanasyam tasyāstu mukhabhedo 'thavābhavat | śarīram agninā dīpya jalamadhye yathā sthitā ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: In her there arose no dejection at all, nor did any change appear upon her face. Even as her body blazed in the fire, she remained serene—like one standing within water—unshaken in mind and outward radiance.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• वैमनस्यम्: dejection, ill-feeling
• वैमनस्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैमनस्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तस्याः: of her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अस्तु: was/let there be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin/Loṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मुखभेदः: change in the face (facial alteration)
• मुखभेदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुखभेद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथवा: or else, or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा

• अभवत्: was, occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अग्निना: by fire
• अग्निना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दीप्य: having blazed/burned
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीप्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), ल्यप्

• जलमध्ये: in the midst of water
• जलमध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलमध्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• स्थिता: stood, remained
• स्थिता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• fire (agni)
• water (jala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights inner steadiness (dhairya) and self-mastery: even amid extreme suffering, a person firmly resolved in dharma does not succumb to despair, and their outward composure reflects inward discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a woman undergoing burning in fire, yet showing no mental sorrow and no change in facial radiance—an image of extraordinary calm, compared to someone standing in water while flames blaze.