Shloka 8
Devanagari script
सधर्मचारिणी मे त्वं समशीला समचव्रता । समानसारवीर्या च तपस्तीव्रं कृतं च ते
Transliteration
sadharmacāriṇī me tvaṁ samaśīlā samavratā | samānasāravīryā ca tapastīvraṁ kṛtaṁ ca te ||
Translation
Engkau adalah pendampingku dalam dharma—watakmu dan kaulmu sama seperti milikku. Kekuatan hakikimu dan daya kepahlawananmu pun setara denganku, dan engkau juga telah menjalani tapa yang berat.
Word by Word
सधर्मचारिणीco-practiser of dharma; faithful wife
सधर्मचारिणी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसधर्मचारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मेof me; my
मे:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
समशीलाof the same disposition/character
समशीला:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमशील (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
समचव्रताhaving the same vows/observances
समचव्रता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
समानसारवीर्याhaving equal essential strength/valor
समानसारवीर्या:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमानसारवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तपःausterity; penance
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तीव्रम्intense
तीव्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृतम्done; performed
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (क्त-प्रत्यय)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेof you; your
ते:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)T
the addressed consort (implied: Pārvatī/Umā)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True partnership in dharma is grounded in shared character, shared vows, and shared spiritual effort; austerity and inner strength are recognized as equal regardless of gender when the discipline is equal.
Maheśvara addresses his consort, affirming her as his co-practitioner of dharma and acknowledging her equal virtues, vows, power, and the intensity of her performed tapas.