Shloka 68

Devanagari script

दिव्यवर्षसहस्राणि विश्वामित्रेण धीमता । क्षान्तमेकेन भक्तेन तेन विप्रत्वमागत:

Transliteration

divyavarṣasahasrāṇi viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā | kṣāntam ekena bhaktena tena vipratvam āgataḥ ||

Translation

ଅଙ୍ଗିରା କହିଲେ—ହଜାର ହଜାର ଦିବ୍ୟବର୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ବିଶ୍ୱାମିତ୍ର ଏକାଗ୍ର ଭକ୍ତିସହ ତପସ୍ୟାରେ ଅଟୁଟ ରହି କ୍ଷମାରେ ସବୁ ସହିଲେ; ସେଇ ଅଚଳ କ୍ଷମା-ତପରେ ସେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣତ୍ୱ ପାଇଲେ।

Word by Word

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• वर्ष: years
• वर्ष: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विश्वामित्रेण: by Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रेण: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धीमता: wise
• धीमता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• क्षान्तम्: was endured/forborne
• क्षान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• एकेन: by one (person)
• एकेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भक्तेन: devotee
• भक्तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विप्रत्वम्: Brahminhood
• विप्रत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रत्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आगतः: attained/obtained
• आगतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past active participle)

Speaker

अंगियरा उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgiras
• Viśvāmitra
• vipratva (brahminhood)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast forbearance (kṣānti), sustained over long periods and supported by devoted discipline, can transform one’s spiritual standing; inner qualities and tapas are presented as decisive for attaining brahminhood.

What is happening in the narrative?

Aṅgiras cites Viśvāmitra as an exemplar: through enduring hardships for thousands of divine years with single-minded devotion, Viśvāmitra ultimately attains vipratva (the status of a brāhmaṇa).