Shloka 8
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
Devanagari script
सधर्मचारिणी मे त्वं समशीला समचव्रता । समानसारवीर्या च तपस्तीव्रं कृतं च ते
Transliteration
sadharmacāriṇī me tvaṁ samaśīlā samavratā | samānasāravīryā ca tapastīvraṁ kṛtaṁ ca te ||
Translation
摩醯湿伐罗说道：“你是我在法中的伴侣——性情相同，誓愿相同。你的本质之力与英雄般的威能与我等同，你也曾修行严峻的苦行。”
Word by Word
सधर्मचारिणीco-practiser of dharma; faithful wife
सधर्मचारिणी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसधर्मचारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मेof me; my
मे:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
समशीलाof the same disposition/character
समशीला:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमशील (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
समचव्रताhaving the same vows/observances
समचव्रता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
समानसारवीर्याhaving equal essential strength/valor
समानसारवीर्या:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमानसारवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तपःausterity; penance
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तीव्रम्intense
तीव्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृतम्done; performed
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (क्त-प्रत्यय)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेof you; your
ते:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)T
the addressed consort (implied: Pārvatī/Umā)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True partnership in dharma is grounded in shared character, shared vows, and shared spiritual effort; austerity and inner strength are recognized as equal regardless of gender when the discipline is equal.
Maheśvara addresses his consort, affirming her as his co-practitioner of dharma and acknowledging her equal virtues, vows, power, and the intensity of her performed tapas.