Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

ऋषयो विस्मयं जम्मुस्तां दृष्टवा चाप्यरुन्धतीम्‌

Transliteration

ṛṣayo vismayaṃ jagmustāṃ dṛṣṭvā cāpy arundhatīm

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing her—and also beholding Arundhatī—the sages were struck with wonder, their minds turning in astonishment at the sight of such exemplary presence and virtue.

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विस्मयम्: wonder, astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जग्मुः: went; came to (a state of)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अरुन्धतीम्: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• Arundhatī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how true dharmic excellence—especially embodied in revered exemplars like Arundhatī—naturally evokes reverence and wonder even among sages, implying that virtue has an intrinsic, recognizable radiance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the assembled sages, upon seeing a particular woman (tām) and also Arundhatī, are filled with astonishment, marking the scene as one of extraordinary moral or spiritual significance.