Shloka 8

अक्षहृदय-विद्या-प्रदानम्

Transmission of Akṣa-hṛdaya; Kali’s Exit and the Bibhītaka Refuge

Devanagari script

वैषम्यमपि सम्प्राप्ता गोपायन्ति कुलस्त्रिय: । आत्मानमात्मना सत्यो जित: स्वर्गों न संशय:,“उत्तम कुलकी स्त्रियाँ बड़े भारी संकटमें पड़कर भी स्वयं अपनी रक्षा करती हैं। ऐसा करके वे सत्य और स्वर्ग दोनोंपर विजय पा लेती हैं, इसमें संशय नहीं है

Transliteration

vaiṣamyam api samprāptā gopāyanti kulastriyaḥ | ātmānam ātmanā satyo jitaḥ svargo na saṁśayaḥ ||

Translation

Bṛhadaśva said: “Even when overtaken by grave adversity, women of noble lineage protect themselves. By such self-guarding, truthfulness is upheld and heaven is won—of this there is no doubt.”

Word by Word

वैषम्यम्adversity, hardship, inequality

अपिeven, also

सम्प्राप्ताःhaving reached/encountered

गोपायन्तिthey protect, they safeguard

कुलस्त्रियःwomen of a noble family

आत्मानम्oneself

आत्मनाby oneself

सत्यःtruth (as a principle/result)

जितःwon, conquered

स्वर्गःheaven

नnot

संशयःdoubt

Speaker

बृहदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)

क

कुलस्त्रियः (women of noble lineage)

स

सत्य (truthfulness)

स

स्वर्ग (Svarga/heaven)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes