Shloka 9

Agastya’s Encounter with Ilvala and Vātāpi; Dāna, Progeny, and the Renown of Agastya-Āśrama

Devanagari script

ततः सा दर्शनीयानि महाहाणि तनूनि च । समुत्ससर्ज रम्भोरुर्वसनान्यायतेक्षणा,तब कदलीके समान जाँघ तथा विशाल नेत्रोंवाली लोपामुद्राने अपने बहुमूल्य, महीन एवं दर्शनीय वस्त्र उतार दिये और फटे-पुराने वस्त्र तथा वलकल और मृगचर्म धारण कर लिये। वह विशालनयनी बाला पतिके समान ही व्रत और आचारका पालन करनेवाली हो गयी

Transliteration

tataḥ sā darśanīyāni mahārhāṇi tanūni ca | samutsasarja rambhorur vasanāny āyatekṣaṇā ||

Translation

Bấy giờ Lopāmudrā—đùi thon, mắt dài—cởi bỏ những y phục mịn đẹp, quý giá và lộng lẫy. Nàng khoác lên mình áo quần cũ mòn, sợi vỏ cây và da nai; rồi giữ cùng một lời nguyện và nếp tu như chồng, hòa đời mình vào kỷ luật khổ hạnh của người.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• दर्शनीयानि: beautiful, worthy to be seen
• दर्शनीयानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शनीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• महाहाणि: very fine/valuable (garments) (reading uncertain)
• महाहाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• तनूनि: thin, delicate
• तनूनि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तनु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• समुत्ससर्ज: cast off, discarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-√सृज्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रम्भोरुः: she whose thighs are like plantain-stems
• रम्भोरुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्भोरु
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वसनानि: garments, clothes
• वसनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• आयत-ईक्षणा: long-eyed, wide-eyed
• आयत-ईक्षणा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयतेक्षणा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lopāmudrā
• garments (vasanāni)
• bark-fibre clothing (valkala)
• deerskin (mṛgacarma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma through voluntary renunciation and shared discipline: Lopāmudrā chooses simplicity and ascetic conduct to harmonize with her husband’s vows, presenting marital partnership as a field for self-restraint and ethical alignment rather than mere comfort.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lopāmudrā removes her costly, attractive garments and adopts humble ascetic attire such as bark-fibre and deerskin, thereby taking on the same vows and regulated conduct as her husband in the forest-ascetic setting.