Shloka 53

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

ऋषयो विस्मयं जम्मुस्तां दृष्टवा चाप्यरुन्धतीम्‌

Transliteration

ṛṣayo vismayaṃ jagmustāṃ dṛṣṭvā cāpy arundhatīm

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：诸仙见到她，又见阿伦达蒂，皆惊异不已，心神为那般典范的仪容与德行所震动。

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विस्मयम्: wonder, astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जग्मुः: went; came to (a state of)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

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

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अरुन्धतीम्: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• Arundhatī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how true dharmic excellence—especially embodied in revered exemplars like Arundhatī—naturally evokes reverence and wonder even among sages, implying that virtue has an intrinsic, recognizable radiance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the assembled sages, upon seeing a particular woman (tām) and also Arundhatī, are filled with astonishment, marking the scene as one of extraordinary moral or spiritual significance.