Shloka 61

पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation

Devanagari script

गौतमस्तं ततो दृष्टवा शिरसा पतितं भुवि । पत्नीं चैव निराकारां परामभ्यागमन्मुदम्‌

Transliteration

Gautamas taṃ tato dṛṣṭvā śirasā patitaṃ bhuvi | patnīṃ caiva nirākārāṃ parām abhyāgaman mudam ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“随后，乔达摩见他俯首伏地，又见妻子因羞惭而呆立不动，心中大喜，便走近他们——欣然于谦卑、克制与家中之正道秩序的回归。”

Word by Word

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पतितम्: fallen/prostrated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भुवि: on the ground/earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पत्नीम्: (his) wife
• पत्नीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• निराकाराम्: motionless/without gesture (lit. without form/appearance)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराकार
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• परामभ्यागमत्: approached (fully/closely)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मुदम्: joy/delight
• मुदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• patnī (Gautama's wife)
• taṃ (a male figure, contextually the one prostrating)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical power of humility and remorse: when wrongdoing is met with sincere submission and shame, a wise elder (Gautama) rejoices because dharma is being restored through self-correction rather than force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Gautama arrives and sees a man lying prostrate on the ground in submission, while the wife stands still, overwhelmed by shame. Interpreting these as signs of repentance and moral awakening, Gautama feels pleased and approaches them.