Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सा तु तप्त्वा तपो घोरें दुश्चरं सत्रीजनेन ह । गता स्वर्ग महाभागा देवब्राद्मणपूजिता

Transliteration

sā tu taptvā tapo ghoraṁ duścaraṁ strījanena ha | gatā svargaṁ mahābhāgā devabrāhmaṇapūjitā ||

Translation

然而她修行了严酷而艰难的苦行——此等苦行，女子中罕有人能承受——遂得升天。她福德具足、备受尊崇，为诸天与婆罗门所敬礼；其一生昭示了由严谨自制与虔敬行持所生的道德威力。

Word by Word

साshe

तुbut/indeed

तप्त्वाhaving performed (austerity)

तपःausterity/penance

घोरम्terrible/severe

दुष्चरम्hard to perform

स्त्रीजनेनby womenfolk (by a woman)

हindeed/for emphasis

गताgone/attained

स्वर्गम्heaven

महाभागाmost fortunate/noble lady

देवब्राह्मणपूजिताhonoured by gods and brahmins

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

a noble woman (unnamed in this verse)

Svarga (heaven)

Devas (gods)

Brāhmaṇas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that rigorous self-discipline (tapas), even when socially considered difficult, generates spiritual merit and leads to exalted states; honor from gods and brāhmaṇas signals alignment with dharma and recognized moral excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that a particular woman performed severe, difficult austerities and, as a result, attained heaven, becoming revered by both divine beings and brāhmaṇas.