Shloka 9.22Unverified draft

चकार रौद्रीं स्वां बुद्धिं त्यक्त्वा तपसि निश्चयम् । ततः स रौद्रेऽभिरतः प्रमत्तोऽधर्मकर्शितः ।।3.9.22।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
cakāra raudrīṃ svāṃ buddhiṃचकार रौद्रीं स्वां बुद्धिंhe made his own mindset fierceverb + accusative object
tyaktvā tapasi niścayamत्यक्त्वा तपसि निश्चयम्having abandoned resolve in austeritygerund + locative + accusative object
tataḥ sa raudre'bhirataḥततः स रौद्रेऽभिरतःthen he, delighting in fiercenessadverb + pronoun + nominative adjective
pramatto'dharmakarśitaḥप्रमत्तोऽधर्मकर्शितःnegligent, wasted away by unrighteousnessnominative adjective

Reference: 3.9.22 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa