Shloka 10.7Unverified draft
वारमुख्याश्च तच्छ्रुत्वा वनं प्रविविशुर्महत्। आश्रमस्याविदूरेऽस्मिन् यत्नं कुर्वन्ति दर्शने।।1.10.7।। ऋषिपुत्रस्य धीरस्य नित्यमाश्रमवासिन:।
Meaning
On hearing this, the finest courtesans entered the great forest and, camping not far from the hermitage, sought a glimpse of that self-controlled hermit's son who always dwelt there.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vāra-mukhyāḥ | वार-मुख्याः | chief courtesans | Nominative plural |
| ca tat śrutvā | च तत् श्रुत्वा | and having heard that | Gerund (having done) |
| vanam | वनम् | the forest | Accusative singular |
| pravivišuḥ | प्रविविšउः | entered | Verb (aorist) |
| mahat | महत् | great | Accusative singular |
| āśramasya avidūre | आश्रमस्य अविदूरे | not far from the hermitage | Locative/Genitive |
| asmin | अस्मिन् | in this | Locative singular |
| yatnam kurvanti | यत्नम् कुर्वन्ति | they make an effort | Verb (present) |
| darśane | दर्शने | in seeing | Locative singular |
| ṛṣi-putrasya | ऋषि-पुत्रस्य | of the sage's son | Genitive singular |
| dhīrasya | धीरस्य | the steadfast one | Genitive singular |
| nityam | नित्यम् | ever | Indeclinable/particle |
| āśrama-vāsinaḥ | आश्रम-वासिनः | who dwells in the hermitage | Genitive singular |
Reference: 1.10.7 · Bāla Kāṇḍa