Shloka 7

धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः

Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue

Devanagari script

सा हि गत्वा55 श्रमं तस्य रमणीयं शरद्वत: । धनुर्बाणधरं बाला लोभयामास गौतमम्‌,वह जानपदी शरद्वानके रमणीय आश्रमपर जाकर धनुष-बाण धारण करनेवाले गौतमको लुभाने लगी

Transliteration

sā hi gatvā śramaṁ tasya ramaṇīyaṁ śaradvatāḥ | dhanurbāṇadharaṁ bālā lobhayāmāsa gautamam ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：她来到舍罗陀婆多那幽美的林中精舍；虽仍年少，却试图引诱手执弓箭的乔多摩。

Word by Word

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

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

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

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• रमणीयम्: charming/pleasant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमणीय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शरद्वतः: of Śaradvat (a person)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरद्वत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बाण: arrow
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धरम्: bearing/holding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बालाः: the girl/young woman
• बालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाला
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• लोभयामास: tempted/allured
• Type: Verb
• Root: लुभ्
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect), Perfect (narrative past), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गौतमम्: Gautama
• गौतमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śaradvat
• Gautama
• āśrama (hermitage)
• dhanuḥ (bow)
• bāṇa (arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension between desire and restraint: even in a hermitage, temptation may arise, and dharma is tested through self-control and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

A young woman goes to Śaradvat’s pleasant hermitage and attempts to allure Gautama, who is described as carrying bow and arrows, setting up a moral and narrative conflict around temptation.