Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तपसा तु तथा युक्त विश्वामित्रं पितामह:

Transliteration

tapasā tu tathā yuktaṃ viśvāmitraṃ pitāmahaḥ

Translation

于是，祖父尊者（皮塔摩诃）见毗湿瓦密多如此具足苦行，便承认那由严谨苦修所生的威力——意在表明：灵性之努力若行之得法，足以使人的地位与效能超越凡常界限。

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity / through penance
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तथा: thus / in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• युक्तः: endowed / engaged / joined
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विश्वामित्रम्: Vishvamitra
• विश्वामित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पितामहः: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Pitāmaha (Grandsire)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Austerity (tapas) and disciplined self-effort can confer real potency and recognition; ethical strength is not only inherited or granted, but also cultivated through sustained practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator indicates that the Grandsire observes or acknowledges Viśvāmitra as being 'endowed with tapas,' setting up or reinforcing Viśvāmitra’s stature and the effectiveness of his ascetic power within the episode.