Shloka 68

Devanagari script

साभिवाद्य तपोवृद्धान्‌ विनयावनता स्थिता । स्वागतं त इति प्रोक्ता तै: सर्वैस्तापसोत्तमै:,वहाँ तपोवृद्ध महात्माओंको प्रणाम करके वह उनके समीप विनीतभावसे खड़ी हो गयी। तब वहाँके सभी श्रेष्ठ तपस्वीजनोंने उससे कहा--'देवि! तुम्हारा स्वागत है”

Transliteration

sābhivādya tapovṛddhān vinayāvanatā sthitā | svāgataṁ ta iti proktā taiḥ sarvaistāpasottamaiḥ ||

Translation

她恭敬礼拜诸位年高德劭、苦行深厚的仙人，谦卑而守礼地立于其侧。于是那些最上等的圣者齐声对她说道：“夫人，欢迎你。”

Word by Word

साshe

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

तपोवृद्धान्elders advanced in austerity

विनयावनताbowed with humility

स्थिताstood

स्वागतम्welcome

तेto you

इतिthus

प्रोक्ताwas addressed/was told

तैःby them

सर्वैःby all

तापस-उत्तमैःby the best ascetics

Speaker

बृहृदश्च उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

बृहृदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)

त

तपोवृद्धाः (elder ascetics)

त

तापसोत्तमाः (foremost ascetics)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through vinaya (humility) and proper reverence toward spiritually senior persons, and it also affirms the reciprocal duty of hospitality: those worthy of respect respond with gracious welcome.

What is happening in the narrative?

A woman approaches a group of elder ascetics, offers respectful salutations, and stands modestly near them; the assembled foremost sages then greet her formally, saying, “Welcome to you.”