Shloka 5

Devanagari script

इुमत्सेन उवाच अतितीव्रो5यमारम्भस्त्वया55रब्धो नृपात्मजे | तिसृणां वसतीनां हि स्थान परमदुश्चरम्‌,द्युमत्सेन बोले--राजकुमारी! तुमने यह बड़ा कठोर व्रत आरम्भ किया है। तीन दिनोंतक निराहार रहना तो अत्यन्त दुष्कर कार्य है

Transliteration

Dyumatsena uvāca: atitīvro ’yam ārambhas tvayā ārabdho nṛpātmaje | tisṛṇāṁ vasatīnāṁ hi sthānaṁ paramaduścaram ||

Translation

Dyumatsena berkata: “Wahai putri raja, engkau telah memulai laku yang amat berat. Berpantang makan selama tiga malam sungguh disiplin yang teramat sukar.”

Word by Word

द्युमत्सेनःDyumatsena

उवाचsaid

अतितीव्रःvery intense/very severe

अयम्this

आरम्भःundertaking; beginning

त्वयाby you

आरब्धःbegun; undertaken

नृपात्मजेO princess (daughter of a king)

तिसृणाम्of three

वसतीनाम्of nights/days of fasting (lit. dwellings/periods of staying)

हिindeed; for

स्थानम्staying; abiding; remaining

परमदुश्चरम्extremely difficult to perform/endure

Speaker

इुमत्सेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dyumatsena

nṛpātmajā (princess)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical discernment in ascetic practice: austerity (tapas) can be admirable, but it should be undertaken with awareness of its severity and human limits; wise elders counsel moderation and realism rather than reckless self-harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dyumatsena addresses a princess who has begun a rigorous observance, remarking that her chosen discipline—going without food for three nights—is extremely difficult, and he cautions her by emphasizing the harshness of the undertaking.