Shloka 9
Ambā’s Vow of Tapas after Paraśurāma’s Assessment (अम्बाया तपोव्रतनिश्चयः)
Devanagari script
ततः सा नियता भूत्वा ऋतुकाले मनस्विनी । पत्नी द्रुपदराजस्य द्रुपदं प्रविवेश ह
Transliteration
tataḥ sā niyatā bhūtvā ṛtukāle manasvinī | patnī drupadarājasya drupadaṁ praviveśa ha ||
Translation
やがて彼女は身を慎み、しかるべき時節を守って、心高きドルパダ王の王妃として、節度をもって、夫婦の作法と儀礼の規範に従い、ドルパダのもとへ近づいた。
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, nominative, singular
नियताrestrained, self-controlled
नियता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनियत (नि-यम् धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
FormFeminine, nominative, singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable
ऋतुकालेin the season/time of fertility
ऋतुकाले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु-काल
FormMasculine, locative, singular
मनस्विनीintelligent, high-minded
मनस्विनी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमनस्विन्
FormFeminine, nominative, singular
पत्नीwife
पत्नी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपत्नी
FormFeminine, nominative, singular
द्रुपदराजस्यof king Drupada
द्रुपदराजस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुपद-राज
FormMasculine, genitive, singular
द्रुपदम्Drupada
द्रुपदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुपद
FormMasculine, accusative, singular
प्रविवेशentered, went in to
प्रविवेश:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada
हindeed (particle)
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
FormAvyaya
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaD
DrupadaD
Drupada's queen (patnī)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights niyama (self-restraint) and acting in accordance with ṛtu and social-ritual norms, presenting ethical conduct within marriage as disciplined, timely, and purposeful rather than impulsive.
Bhīṣma narrates that Drupada’s queen, observing the proper time (ṛtukāla) and maintaining restraint, goes to Drupada—indicating a deliberate, dharmic approach to conjugal union and the continuation of lineage.