Shloka 10

Arjuna’s Account of Tapas and the Kirāta Test; Revelation of Maheśvara and the Grant of the Pāśupata-Astra

Devanagari script

आर्डटिषेणस्य राजर्षे: प्राप्प भूयस्त्वमाश्रमम्‌

Transliteration

Ārḍatiṣeṇasya rājarṣeḥ prāpya bhūyas tvam āśramam.

Translation

Wika ni Dhanada: “Kapag muli kang nakarating sa ashram ng maharlikang rishi na si Ārḍatiṣeṇa, lumapit ka sa kanya nang panibago.”

Word by Word

• आर्डटिषेणस्य: of Ārḍatiṣeṇa
• आर्डटिषेणस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्डटिषेण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• राजर्षेः: of the royal sage
• राजर्षेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्राप्प: reached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• भूयः: again, once more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

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

• आश्रमम्: hermitage, ashram
• आश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

धनद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Ārḍatiṣeṇa
• āśrama (hermitage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic value of seeking counsel from realized sages: returning to a righteous teacher and sacred hermitage signifies humility, perseverance, and trust in spiritual guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhanada (Kubera) speaks, directing the listener to go again to the hermitage of the royal sage Ārḍatiṣeṇa—indicating a renewed approach to the sage for instruction, aid, or clarification within the forest narrative.