Shloka 8

तस्मिन्‌ सारस्वते तीर्थे विश्वामित्रो महामुनि: । वसिष्ठ॑ं चालयामास तपसोग्रेण तच्छुणु,उसी सारस्वततीर्थमें महामुनि विश्वामित्रने अपनी उग्र तपस्यासे वसिष्ठमुनिको विचलित कर दिया था। वह प्रसंग सुनाता हूँ, सुनो

tasmin sārasvate tīrthe viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ | vasiṣṭhaṃ cālayāmāsa tapasogreṇa tac chṛṇu ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tại bến thiêng của Sarasvatī ấy, đại hiền Viśvāmitra, nhờ sự khốc liệt của khổ hạnh mình, đã khiến hiền thánh Vasiṣṭha bị lay động khỏi sự điềm tĩnh. Hãy lắng nghe, ta sẽ thuật lại câu chuyện ấy.”

तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सारस्वतेSarasvata (connected with Sarasvatī)
सारस्वते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसारस्वत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तीर्थेat the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
तीर्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
विश्वामित्रःViśvāmitra
विश्वामित्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वामित्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महामुनिःthe great sage
महामुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहामुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वसिष्ठम्Vasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आचालयामासcaused to waver/shook
आचालयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootचल्
FormPerfect (Periphrastic Perfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तपसाby austerity
तपसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
उग्रेणfierce, intense
उग्रेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
तत्that (account/episode)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शृणुhear, listen
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
S
Sarasvatī-tīrtha (Sārasvata tīrtha)
V
Viśvāmitra
V
Vasiṣṭha

Educational Q&A

The verse foregrounds the ethical tension between ascetic power (tapas) and inner steadiness: even great beings may be tested or disturbed, and the narrative invites reflection on self-mastery, restraint, and the right use of spiritual power.

Vaiśampāyana introduces a past incident at the Sārasvata tīrtha where Viśvāmitra, through intense austerities, caused Vasiṣṭha to be shaken; he asks the listener to hear that account.