Shloka 23

Umā’s Inquiry and the Manifestation of the Third Eye (उमा–प्रश्नः तृतीयनेत्रोत्पत्तिः)

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच एतदाख्याय सा देवी सुमनायै तपस्विनी । पतिधर्म महाभागा जगामादर्शनं तदा

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca etad ākhyāya sā devī sumanāyai tapasvinī | patidharma-mahābhāgā jagāmādarśanaṃ tadā ||

Translation

ભીષ્મે કહ્યું—આ વૃત્તાંત સુમનાને કહીને તે તપસ્વિની દેવી, પતિધર્મમાં અડગ મહાભાગા, તે સમયે અદૃશ્ય થઈ ગઈ।

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• एतत्: this (account)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आख्याय: having narrated/told
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देवी: the goddess/lady
• देवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमनायै: to Sumanā
• सुमनायै: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमना
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• तपस्विनी: the ascetic woman
• तपस्विनी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पतिधर्मम्: the duty toward one’s husband (wifely duty)
• पतिधर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतिधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाभागा: most fortunate/noble
• महाभागा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• अदर्शनम्: to invisibility/out of sight
• अदर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Sumanā
• the ascetic lady (devī/tapasvinī)