Shloka 37

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

अरुन्धतीं ततो दृष्टवा तीव्रं नियममास्थिताम्‌

Transliteration

arundhatīṁ tato dṛṣṭvā tīvrāṁ niyamam āsthitām

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਅਰੁੰਧਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਕਠੋਰ ਨਿਯਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਡੋਲ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ—ਉਸ ਦੀ ਅਟੱਲ ਤਪੱਸਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਧਰਮਨਿਸ਼ਠਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਈ।

Word by Word

• अरुन्धतीम्: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• तीव्रम्: severe; intense
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नियमम्: vow; observance; restraint
• नियमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थिताम्: having undertaken; abiding in
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arundhatī