Shloka 83

Devanagari script

पुराणि दग्धवन्तं तं देवी याता प्रवीक्षितुम्‌

Transliteration

purāṇi dagdhavantaṃ taṃ devī yātā pravīkṣitum

Translation

ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ପୁରାତନ (ଅଭିଲେଖ) ଦଗ୍ଧ କରିଥିବା ସେ ଲୋକଟିକୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରି ଦେଖିବା ପାଇଁ ଦେବୀ ସେଠାକୁ ଗଲେ।

Word by Word

• पुराणि: ancient (things)
• पुराणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• दग्धवन्तम्: burnt, having been burnt
• दग्धवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्धवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देवी: the देवी (goddess/lady)
• देवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• याता: gone, having gone
• याता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रवीक्षितुम्: to look at, to inspect
• प्रवीक्षितुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वीक्ष्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Devī (the Goddess)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights discernment and accountability: after a harmful or irreversible act (burning the ‘ancients’), a higher moral authority does not merely react but investigates directly, implying that judgment should be based on careful examination.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa narrates that the Goddess goes to see a particular person—described as one who has burned the ancient materials—specifically in order to inspect and verify the situation herself.