Shloka 9

Ambā’s Vow of Tapas after Paraśurāma’s Assessment (अम्बाया तपोव्रतनिश्चयः)

Devanagari script

ततः सा नियता भूत्वा ऋतुकाले मनस्विनी । पत्नी द्रुपदराजस्य द्रुपदं प्रविवेश ह

Transliteration

tataḥ sā niyatā bhūtvā ṛtukāle manasvinī | patnī drupadarājasya drupadaṁ praviveśa ha ||

Translation

随后，她克己守戒，待到合宜之期；德志高迈的德鲁帕陀王后，便依礼守度，前往亲近德鲁帕陀。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• नियता: restrained, self-controlled
• नियता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (नि-यम् धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• भूत्वा: having become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable

• ऋतुकाले: in the season/time of fertility
• ऋतुकाले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु-काल
• Form: Masculine, locative, singular

• मनस्विनी: intelligent, high-minded
• मनस्विनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्विन्
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• द्रुपदराजस्य: of king Drupada
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद-राज
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• द्रुपदम्: Drupada
• द्रुपदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रविवेश: entered, went in to
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह
• Form: Avyaya

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Drupada
• Drupada's queen (patnī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights niyama (self-restraint) and acting in accordance with ṛtu and social-ritual norms, presenting ethical conduct within marriage as disciplined, timely, and purposeful rather than impulsive.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Drupada’s queen, observing the proper time (ṛtukāla) and maintaining restraint, goes to Drupada—indicating a deliberate, dharmic approach to conjugal union and the continuation of lineage.