Shloka 8

Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)

Devanagari script

सधर्मचारिणी मे त्वं समशीला समचव्रता । समानसारवीर्या च तपस्तीव्रं कृतं च ते

Transliteration

sadharmacāriṇī me tvaṁ samaśīlā samavratā | samānasāravīryā ca tapastīvraṁ kṛtaṁ ca te ||

Translation

நீ என் சகதர்மச் சாரிணி; உன் இயல்பும் உன் விரதங்களும் என்னைப் போலவே. உன் சாரமான வலிமையும் வீர்யமும் எனக்குச் சமம்; நீ கடுந்தவமும் செய்துள்ளாய்.

Word by Word

• सधर्मचारिणी: co-practiser of dharma; faithful wife
• सधर्मचारिणी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सधर्मचारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: of me; my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• समशीला: of the same disposition/character
• समशीला: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समशील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• समचव्रता: having the same vows/observances
• समचव्रता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• समानसारवीर्या: having equal essential strength/valor
• समानसारवीर्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समानसारवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तीव्रम्: intense
• तीव्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृतम्: done; performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)
• the addressed consort (implied: Pārvatī/Umā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True partnership in dharma is grounded in shared character, shared vows, and shared spiritual effort; austerity and inner strength are recognized as equal regardless of gender when the discipline is equal.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheśvara addresses his consort, affirming her as his co-practitioner of dharma and acknowledging her equal virtues, vows, power, and the intensity of her performed tapas.