Shloka 10

Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha

Indra–Namuci Expiation

Devanagari script

तत्राप्यधिकसंतापो विश्वामित्रो महामुनि: । दृष्टवा तेजो वसिष्ठस्थ चिन्तामभिजगाम ह,उनमें भी महामुनि विश्वामित्रको ही अधिक संताप होता था, वे वसिष्ठका तेज देखकर चिन्तामग्न हो गये थे

Transliteration

tatrāpy adhika-santāpo viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ | dṛṣṭvā tejo vasiṣṭha-sthaṃ cintām abhijagāma ha ||

Translation

வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—அவர்களுள் கூட மகாமுனி விஸ்வாமித்ரருக்கே அதிகத் துயரம் ஏற்பட்டது. வசிஷ்டரிடத்தில் நிலைத்திருந்த ஆன்மத் தேஜஸைக் கண்டு அவர் ஆழ்ந்த சிந்தனையில் ஆழ்ந்தார்.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

अपिalso/even

अधिक-संतापःgreater anguish/distress

विश्वामित्रःVishvamitra

महामुनिःthe great sage

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

तेजःsplendor/energy

वसिष्ठ-स्थम्situated in/possessed by Vasiṣṭha

चिन्ताम्anxiety/thought

अभिजगामwent to/entered (became absorbed in)

हindeed (emphatic particle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Viśvāmitra

Vasiṣṭha

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how encountering another’s spiritual excellence can provoke intense inner turmoil; ethically, it points toward transforming envy and rivalry into self-examination and disciplined striving rather than outward hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Viśvāmitra, more distressed than others, sees the extraordinary radiance present in Vasiṣṭha and becomes absorbed in anxious contemplation, indicating a turning point toward deeper resolve and inner conflict.