Shloka 9

Sāvitrī’s Trirātra-Vrata and Departure with Satyavān (सावित्रीव्रतनिश्चयः सहगमनं च)

Devanagari script

सा ददर्श गिरिप्रस्थे पडच वानरपुज्भवान्‌ । तत्र वासो महहद्दिव्यमुत्ससर्ज मनस्विनी

Transliteration

sā dadarśa giriprasthē patac ca vānarapuṅgavān | tatra vāso mahad divyam utsasarja manasvinī ||

Translation

マールカンデーヤは語った。彼女は山の岩棚で、猿たちの中でも最もすぐれた者が落ちてゆくのを見た。そこで心高きその女は、輝かしい神の衣を脱ぎ捨てた。

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गिरि-प्रस्थे: on the mountain-plateau / at the mountain-slope
• गिरि-प्रस्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिप्रस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: Accusative, Plural, Masculine (agreeing with वानरान्)

• वानरान्: monkeys
• वानरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पुज्भवान्: having (something) like a tuft/crest (reading uncertain)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुज्भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• वासः: garment, clothing
• वासः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great, large
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्यम्: divine, splendid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्ससर्ज: cast off, let go, released
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, उत्

• मनस्विनी: the high-spirited/strong-minded woman
• मनस्विनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्विन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• a foremost monkey (vānarapuṅgava)
• mountain ledge (giriprastha)
• divine garment (divya vāsaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In a moment of danger, the verse highlights decisive action guided by inner resolve (manasvinī). The casting off of a divine garment suggests prioritizing the immediate demands of the situation over attachment to status or adornment.

What is happening in the narrative?

The woman sees the chief of monkeys falling on a mountain ledge. In response, she releases or discards her splendid divine clothing at that very spot, indicating a swift, purposeful reaction as the episode intensifies.