Shloka 11

Cyavana’s Tapas, Sukanyā’s Curiosity, and Śaryāti’s Appeasement (च्यवन-सुकन्या-उपाख्यान आरम्भ)

Devanagari script

तां पश्यमानो विजने स रेमे परमद्युति: । क्षामकण्ठश्न विप्रर्षिस्तपोबलसमन्वित:,उसे एकान्तमें देखकर परम कान्तिमानू, तपोबल-सम्पन्न एवं दुर्बल कण्ठवाले ब्रह्मर्षि च्यवनको बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई

Transliteration

tāṃ paśyamāno vijane sa reme paramadyutiḥ | kṣāma-kaṇṭhaś ca viprarṣis tapo-bala-samanvitaḥ ||

Translation

ನಿರ್ಜನದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವಳನ್ನು ನೋಡುತ್ತಾ ಪರಮ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯಾದ ಮುನಿ ಸಂತೋಷಪಟ್ಟನು. ಕಂಠ ಕ್ಷೀಣವಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಆ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರ್ಷಿ ತಪೋಬಲದಿಂದ ಸಮನ್ವಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದನು; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವನ ಅಂತರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಹರ್ಷ ಉಕ್ಕಿತು.

Word by Word

ताम्her

पश्यमानःseeing

विजनेin a solitary place

सःhe

रेमेrejoiced / was delighted

परमद्युतिḥof supreme splendor

क्षामकण्ठःhaving a weak/thin throat

विप्रर्षिःbrahmin-sage

तपोबलसमन्वितःendowed with ascetic power

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

brahmarṣi (sage)

tām (a woman, unnamed in this verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that spiritual discipline (tapas) generates a distinct kind of strength and fulfillment: even when the body appears weakened, the ascetic’s inner power and clarity can be radiant and ethically significant.

What is happening in the narrative?

A supremely radiant sage, marked by ascetic emaciation yet empowered by tapas, sees a woman alone in a secluded place and feels pleased—setting a scene where ascetic presence and a private encounter become narratively important.