Shloka 36

अम्बोपाख्याने तापसानां विचारः तथा होत्रवाहनस्य उपदेशः

Ambā among ascetics; Hotravāhana directs her to Paraśurāma

Devanagari script

आश्रमं पुण्यशीलानां तापसानां महात्मनाम्‌ | ततस्तामवसद्‌ रात्रिं तापसै: परिवारिता

Transliteration

āśramaṃ puṇyaśīlānāṃ tāpasānāṃ mahātmanām | tatas tām avasad rātriṃ tāpasaiḥ parivāritā ||

Translation

随后她来到那些品行清净、心怀广大之苦行者的林中精舍。在那里她度过一夜，诸位修苦行者环绕左右，从四面护卫着她。

Word by Word

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुण्यशीलानाम्: of virtuous-natured (pious) ones
• पुण्यशीलानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यशील
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तापसानाम्: of ascetics
• तापसानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महात्मनाम्: of great-souled ones
• महात्मनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ताम्: that (night) / her (contextual)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अवसत्: stayed; dwelt
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रात्रिम्: night
• रात्रिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तापसैः: by/with ascetics
• तापसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवारिता: surrounded; attended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (परिवारयति) / परिवारित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• hermitage (āśrama)
• ascetics/sages (tāpasas, mahātmans)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the āśrama as a dharmic refuge: those established in puṇya-śīla (holy conduct) and tapas provide protection and safety, showing that moral authority and disciplined life can create sanctuary even amid social or political turmoil.

What is happening in the narrative?

A woman (referred to simply as 'tām', 'she') arrives at the hermitage of great ascetics and spends the night there. The sages surround her, implying active guardianship and ensuring her security within the sacred space of the āśrama.