Shloka 59

Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)

Devanagari script

ततो विष्टभ्य विपुलो गुरुपत्न्या: कलेवरम्‌ | उवास रक्षणे युक्तो न च सा तमबुद्ध्यत

Transliteration

tato viṣṭabhya vipulo gurupatnyāḥ kalevaram | uvāsa rakṣaṇe yukto na ca sā tam abuddhyata ||

Translation

ततो विपुलो गुरुपत्न्याः कलेवरं विष्टभ्य स्थिरीकृत्य तत्रैव रक्षणे युक्त उवास; सा च तं रक्षकं नाबुद्ध्यत्।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• विष्टभ्य: having supported/steadied
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तभ्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable

• विपुलः: the strong/large (one)
• विपुलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• गुरुपत्न्याः: of the teacher's wife
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरुपत्नी
• Form: Feminine, genitive, singular

• कलेवरम्: body
• कलेवरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• उवास: stayed/dwelt
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• रक्षणे: in guarding/protection
• रक्षणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षण
• Form: Neuter, locative, singular

• युक्तः: engaged, intent
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: Avyaya

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सः/सा/तत्)
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सः/सा/तत्)
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• अबुद्ध्यत: noticed/understood (not)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vipula
• guru-patnī (the teacher’s wife)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma can require silent, disciplined guardianship: one should protect another’s well-being and moral safety with steadfastness, without craving recognition or personal gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vipula physically supports the guru’s wife and remains stationed to guard her, fully focused on protection; she, however, does not recognize him as the protector.