Shloka 11

Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness

Nivātakavaca engagement

Devanagari script

भगुतुड़्मथो गत्वा काम्यकादास्थितस्तप: । एकरात्रोषित: कज्चिदपश्यं ब्राह्मणं पथि

Transliteration

Bhṛgutungaṃ atho gatvā Kāmyakād āsthitas tapaḥ | ekarātroṣitaḥ kaścid apaśyaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ pathi ||

Translation

କାମ୍ୟକ ବନରୁ ଯାଇ ତପସ୍ୟାରେ ଦୃଢ଼ ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପ କରି ମୁଁ ଭୃଗୁତୁଙ୍ଗ ପର୍ବତକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲି। ସେଠାରେ ଗୋଟିଏ ରାତି ରହି ପରେ ଆଗକୁ ବଢ଼ିଲି; ପଥରେ ମୁଁ ଜଣେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖିଲି।

Word by Word

• भृगुतुङ्गम्: to Bhṛgutunga (mountain)
• भृगुतुङ्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुतुङ्ग
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• काम्यकात्: from Kāmyaka (forest)
• काम्यकात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्यक
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• आस्थितः: having undertaken / having resorted to
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एकरात्रोषितः: having stayed for one night
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकरात्र-उषित
• Form: क्त (past participle of वस्/उष् 'to dwell'), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कञ्चित्: a certain
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कञ्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपश्यम्: I saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ब्राह्मणम्: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पथि: on the road, on the path
• पथि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Bhṛgutunga (mountain)
• Kāmyaka forest
• a brāhmaṇa (brāhmaṇa-deva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds tapas as a dharmic means of inner strengthening: Arjuna’s disciplined resolve and respectful attention to a brāhmaṇa signal that spiritual effort and reverence for learned virtue are integral to righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna narrates his movement from the Kāmyaka forest to the Bhṛgutunga mountain to pursue austerities; after staying one night, he continues his journey and meets (sees) a brāhmaṇa on the road, setting up the next episode.