Shloka 22
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 181 — Svayaṃvara Aftermath: Arjuna–Karna Exchange and Bhīma–Śalya Contest
Devanagari script
एवं शप्त्वा तु राजानं सा तमाज्िरसी शुभा | तस्यैव संनिधौ दीप्तं प्रविवेश हुताशनम्,इस प्रकार राजाको शाप देकर वह सती साध्वी आंगिरसी राजा कल्माषपादके समीप ही प्रज्वलित अग्निमें प्रवेश कर गयी
Transliteration
evaṁ śaptvā tu rājānaṁ sā tam āṅgirasī śubhā | tasyaiva saṁnidhau dīptaṁ praviveśa hutāśanam ||
Translation
Having thus pronounced a curse upon the king, that auspicious woman of the Āṅgirasa line, right in his very presence, entered the blazing fire. The episode underscores the grave moral weight of a ruler’s wrongdoing and the uncompromising resolve of a chaste, principled woman to uphold truth and dignity—even at the cost of her own life.
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
शप्त्वाhaving cursed
शप्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootशप्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सा)
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
आङ्गिरसीthe woman of the Aṅgiras lineage (Āṅgirasī)
आङ्गिरसी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआङ्गिरसी
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
शुभाauspicious/virtuous
शुभा:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
संनिधौin the presence/nearby
संनिधौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंनिधि
Formmasculine, locative, singular
दीप्तम्blazing
दीप्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्त
Formक्त (past passive participle), masculine, accusative, singular
प्रविवेशentered
प्रविवेश:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + विश्
Formलिट् (perfect), third, singular, parasmaipada
हुताशनम्fire (lit. eater of offerings)
हुताशनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहुताशन
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
गन्धर्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājā (King Kalmāṣapāda, contextually)Ā
āṅgirasī (the Āṅgirasa woman)H
hutāśana (Agni, fire)Sandhi Notes