Shloka 11

Devanagari script

रूपिणी तु तदा राजन्‌ दर्शयामास तं नृपम्‌ | अग्निहोत्रात्‌ समुत्थाय हर्षेण महतान्विता । उवाच चैनं वरदा वचन पार्थिवं तदा

Transliteration

rūpiṇī tu tadā rājan darśayāmāsa taṃ nṛpam | agnihotrāt samutthāya harṣeṇa mahatānvitā | uvāca cainaṃ varadā vacanaṃ pārthivaṃ tadā |

Translation

Then, O king, the lady of radiant form revealed herself to that monarch. Rising up after completing the Agnihotra, filled with great joy, the boon-giving one addressed the earthly ruler with fitting words.

Word by Word

• रूपिणी: the (female) one having a form; the formed/beautiful one
• रूपिणी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपिन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दर्शयामास: caused to be seen; showed
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Yes

• तं: him/that (one)
• तं: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अग्निहोत्रात्: from the Agnihotra (fire-rite)
• अग्निहोत्रात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निहोत्र
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• समुत्थाय: having risen/standing up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• हर्षेण: with joy
• हर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अन्विता: endowed/possessed (with)
• अन्विता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि-इ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• एनम्: him (this one)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (एन्-)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वरदा: the boon-giving (lady)
• वरदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वचनम्: words; a statement
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पार्थिवम्: royal/kingly
• पार्थिवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira (speaker)
• rūpiṇī (a woman of radiant form)
• nṛpa/pārthiva (the king/monarch addressed)
• Agnihotra (Vedic fire-rite)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links disciplined sacred practice (Agnihotra) with auspicious outcomes: after the rite, a boon-giving figure appears and speaks. Ethically, it suggests that steadfast observance of dharma and ritual order prepares one to receive guidance and grace.

What is happening in the narrative?

A radiant woman reveals herself to a king. After rising from the Agnihotra, she—described as a bestower of boons—addresses the monarch with a formal statement, marking a transition from ritual action to consequential dialogue.