Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 11
Devanagari script
सा च तीव्रं तपस्तेपे महाभागा यशस्विनी । उतथ्यार्थ तु चार्वज्ी परं नियममास्थिता
Transliteration
sā ca tīvrāṁ tapas tepe mahābhāgā yaśasvinī | utathyārthaṁ tu cārv-aṅgī paraṁ niyamam āsthitā ||
Translation
而她——声名卓著、福德深厚——开始了严酷的苦行。为求得优陀提耶（Utathya）为夫，那位肢体秀美的女子奉行最高的自制戒律，展开了炽烈的修行与忏苦。
Word by Word
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तीव्रम्intense
तीव्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
तपःausterity, penance
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
तेपेperformed (austerity)
तेपे:
TypeVerb
Rootतप् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
महाभागाhighly fortunate, illustrious
महाभागा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
यशस्विनीfamous, renowned
यशस्विनी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
उतथ्यार्थम्for (obtaining) Utathya (as husband); for Utathya's sake
उतथ्यार्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउतथ्य + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
चार्वङ्गीshe who has beautiful limbs
चार्वङ्गी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
परम्supreme, excellent
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
नियमम्vow, observance, discipline
नियमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनियम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
आस्थिताhaving undertaken; having resorted to
आस्थिता:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था (धातु) → आस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन, क्त (भूतकृदन्त/PPP)
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaU
UtathyaB
Bhadrā (implied by the Hindi gloss)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights niyama (disciplined self-restraint) and tapas (austerity) as ethically potent means to pursue a righteous aim—here, the socially and dharmically framed goal of attaining a worthy husband—showing resolve, purity of intention, and steadfast practice.
Arjuna describes a renowned, noble woman who undertakes intense austerities. Her purpose is specifically to obtain Utathya as her husband, and she therefore adopts the highest observances and vows to accomplish that aim.