Shloka 57.1-2Unverified draft
ततस्सन्तप्तहृदय: स्मरन्निग्रहमात्मन:। विनिश्श्वस्य विनिश्श्वस्य कृतवैरो महत्मना।।1.57.1।। स दक्षिणां दिशं गत्वा महिष्या सह राघव। तताप परमं घोरं विश्वामित्रो महत्तप:।।1.57.2।। फलमूलाशनो दान्तश्चकार सुमहत्तप:।
Meaning
Then, his heart aflame, recalling his own humiliation, sighing again and again, the great-souled one having made an enemy of Vashishtha, went to the southern quarter together with his queen, delight of Raghu, and practiced the most terrible austerity, self-controlled, subsisting on fruit and roots.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.57.1
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tataḥ santapta-hṛdayaḥ | ततः सन्तप्त-हृदयः | then, his heart scorched | Adverbial / Nominative singular |
| smaran nigraham ātmanaḥ | स्मरन् निग्रहम् आत्मनः | remembering his own restraint | Nominative participle / Accusative / Genitive |
| viniśśvasya viniśśvasya | विनिश्श्वस्य विनिश्श्वस्य | sighing again and again | Gerund (repeated) |
| kṛta-vairaḥ mahā-ātmanā | कृत-वैरः महा-आत्मना | having made enmity with the great-souled one | Nominative / Instrumental |
Shloka 1.57.2
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa dakṣiṇām diśam gatvā | स दक्षिणाम् दिशम् गत्वा | he, having gone to the southern direction | Nominative / Accusative / Accusative / Gerund |
| mahiṣyā saha rāghava | महिष्या सह राघव | together with his queen, O descendant of Raghu | Instrumental / Adverbial / Vocative |
| tatāpa paramam ghoram | तताप परमम् घोरम् | performed exceedingly terrible [austerity] | Verb (perfect) / Accusative / Accusative |
| vishvāmitraḥ mahat-tapaḥ | विस्ह्वामित्रः महत्-तपः | Vishvamitra, of great asceticism | Nominative singular (x2) |
| phala-mūla-āśanaḥ dāntaḥ | फल-मूल-आशनः दान्तः | eating fruits and roots, self-controlled | Nominative singular (x2) |
| cakāra su-mahat-tapaḥ | चकार सु-महत्-तपः | performed very great austerity | Verb (perfect) / Accusative |
Reference: 1.57.1-2 · Bāla Kāṇḍa