Shloka 11

Devanagari script

सा च तीव्रं तपस्तेपे महाभागा यशस्विनी । उतथ्यार्थ तु चार्वज्ी परं नियममास्थिता

Transliteration

sā ca tīvrāṁ tapas tepe mahābhāgā yaśasvinī | utathyārthaṁ tu cārv-aṅgī paraṁ niyamam āsthitā ||

Translation

Et elle —illustre et grandement bénie— entreprit de rudes austérités. Afin d’obtenir Utathya pour époux, la dame aux membres gracieux adopta la plus haute discipline de maîtrise de soi et commença une pénitence ardente.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• तीव्रम्: intense
• तीव्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तेपे: performed (austerity)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• महाभागा: highly fortunate, illustrious
• महाभागा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यशस्विनी: famous, renowned
• यशस्विनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उतथ्यार्थम्: for (obtaining) Utathya (as husband); for Utathya's sake
• उतथ्यार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उतथ्य + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• चार्वङ्गी: she who has beautiful limbs
• चार्वङ्गी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परम्: supreme, excellent
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नियमम्: vow, observance, discipline
• नियमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आस्थिता: having undertaken; having resorted to
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) → आस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन, क्त (भूतकृदन्त/PPP)

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Utathya
• Bhadrā (implied by the Hindi gloss)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights niyama (disciplined self-restraint) and tapas (austerity) as ethically potent means to pursue a righteous aim—here, the socially and dharmically framed goal of attaining a worthy husband—showing resolve, purity of intention, and steadfast practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna describes a renowned, noble woman who undertakes intense austerities. Her purpose is specifically to obtain Utathya as her husband, and she therefore adopts the highest observances and vows to accomplish that aim.