Shloka 37

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

Devanagari script

तस्य भुक्तवतस्तात तदन्तःपुरकाननम्‌

Transliteration

tasya bhuktavatastāta tadantaḥpurakānanam

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「愛しき者よ、彼は食事を終えると、あの内宮の林苑――女たちの居所に属する人目を避けた庭園――へと入っていった。」

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• भुक्तवतस्: of (one) who has eaten; having eaten
• भुक्तवतस्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• तात: O dear one / O father
• तात: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• अन्तःपुरकाननम्: the inner-palace grove (harem-garden)
• अन्तःपुरकाननम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तःपुर + कानन
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• antaḥpura (inner palace/women’s quarters)
• kānanam (grove/garden)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is primarily narrative, but it implicitly highlights decorum and the structured privacy of royal life—movement into the antaḥpura (inner quarters) is a socially marked act, often signaling intimacy, secrecy, or a transition to private matters.

What is happening in the narrative?

After finishing his meal, the person being described proceeds into the secluded garden associated with the inner palace quarters (antaḥpura-kānanam), indicating a shift from public activity to a private, interior space.