वीरवनिता विश्पलाClass 9 Sanskrit Amod Chapter 6 Notes – Maharashtra Board

Summary: वीरवनिता विश्पला

King Khelaraja was brave and heroic; his wife Vishpala was both very learned and skilled in war. When enemies attacked the kingdom, a great battle began. Khelaraja led the army, and Vishpala too entered the battlefield, destroying enemies like Goddess Chamundeshwari come down to earth.

The enemy decided that they could not win while she was fighting, so countless soldiers surrounded her together. Alone but fearless, she fought with double energy. In the fight, the enemy soldiers cut off one of her legs and went back to their camp, thinking she was finished.

Vishpala did not lose heart. Determined to fight the next day, she sat still and meditated on the अश्विनीकुमारौ. Pleased with her devotion, they fixed an iron leg for her and made her as fit as before — able to walk and fight.

Next morning she returned to the battlefield. The mere sight of her shook the enemy's courage; when she began striking, they lost all hope. She cut down enemies as easily as banana trees, killing more than a thousand, and Khelaraja won the war.

The Vedas praise her courage again and again, and the story also reminds us of the surgical skill of the अश्विनीकुमारौ — the root of advanced medical science. Extra pages: धीवरगानम् (fishermen's song), a 16-item स्वरसन्धि puzzle, and verbs like रुच्, स्पृह्, क्रुध् that need a particular case (उपपदविभक्ति).

Key points to remember

• Source: ऋग्वेद 1.116.15 (via the magazine सम्भाषणसन्देश)
• विश्पला = wife of खेलराजः; महाविदुषी and रणकुशला
• Compared to चामुण्डेश्वरी destroying enemies
• Surrounded alone by countless enemies — no trace of fear
• Lost one leg; got a लोहयुक्तः पादः (iron leg) from the अश्विनीकुमारौ
• अश्विनीकुमारौ = divine physicians, experts in surgery (शस्त्रक्रिया)
• Returned next day; destroyed 1000+ soldiers; Khelaraja won
• Grammar: क्तवतु forms — कृतवान् / कृतवती / कृतवन्तः / कृतवन्तौ
• रुच्, स्पृह्, क्रुध्, कुप्, दा, कथ् + चतुर्थी; रक्ष्, वि + रम् + पञ्चमी; स्निह् + सप्तमी

वीरवनिता विश्पला – Notes

1. 6.1 The queen goes to war

• खेलराजः was शूरः and पराक्रमी. His wife विश्पला was as learned (महाविदुषी) as she was skilled in battle (रणकुशला). They lived happily together.
• When enemies attacked, खेलराजः, leader of the army, entered the battlefield (रणरङ्गं प्रविष्टवान्), and so did विश्पला (प्रविष्टवती).
• She destroyed the enemy like चामुण्डेश्वरी descended to earth; even the enemies were amazed (चकिताः) by her bravery.
• Thinking 'we cannot win while she fights', the enemy soldiers attacked together (युगपत् आक्रम्य) and surrounded her (अवरुद्धवन्तः). She had no fear at all and fought with double zeal, but they cut off one leg and went back to camp.

2. 6.2 The iron leg and the victory

• Though her leg was broken, she did not lose heart (हतोत्साहा न जाता); she was a living image of spirit (चैतन्यमूर्तिः).
• Resolved to fight the next day, she sat motionless (निश्चलतया उपविश्य) and meditated on the अश्विनीकुमारौ.
• Because of her devotion they joined an iron leg (लोहयुक्तं पादम्) and made her as before (यथापूर्वं कृतवन्तौ), able to walk and to fight.
• Next morning she came back to the battlefield. The enemy lost courage at her sight; when she began to strike, they gave up hope. She cut them down 'like banana trees, with ease' and over a thousand soldiers fell. Khelaraja won the war thanks to her valour.

3. 6.3 Word-work from the lesson

• Adjective–noun pairs: लोहयुक्तः पादः (book: लोहयुक्तम् – पादम्), वीराङ्गना विश्पला, भीताः शत्रुसैनिकाः, महत् युद्धम्, शूरः खेलराजः.
• धातुसाधित अव्यय in the lesson: दृष्ट्वा, चिन्तयित्वा, आक्रम्य, कृत्वा, निश्चित्य, प्राप्तुम्, उपविश्य, योजयित्वा, चलितुम्, कर्तुम्, प्रविश्य.
• Synonyms: अरिः = शत्रुः; चरणः = पादः; वीर्यम् = पराक्रमः; सङ्गरः = युद्धम्; रणाङ्गणम् = रणरङ्गः; पण्डिता = विदुषी; वीक्ष्य = दृष्ट्वा; वेदना = पीडा; अगणिताः = असङ्ख्याः.
• Gender pairs: पतिः – पत्नी; रणकुशलः – रणकुशला; शूरः – शूरा; भीतः – भीता; एकाकी – एकाकिनी; हतोत्साहः – हतोत्साहा; नायकः – नायिका; समर्थः – समर्था; राजा – राज्ञी.

4. गायत नन्दत and खेलत नन्दत

• धीवरगानम् by Shri Parikshit Sharma is a lively fishermen's song: the leader calls 'आयाहि रे' and the group answers 'याहि रे'. It paints the moon with its rays, bright moonlight, the roaring sea, and the night like a dear one, as the boatmen set out.
• बुद्धिजालं पूरयत — a vowel-sandhi puzzle: अ + इ = ए, आ + अ = आ, अ + ई = ए, इ + अ = य, ई + अ = य, अ + ऊ = ओ, अ + अ = आ, ऊ + अ = व.
• Continued: अ + ऐ = ऐ, अ + उ = ओ, अ + ऋ = अर्, अ + औ = औ, उ + अ = व, अ + ओ = औ, ऋ + अ = र, अ + ए = ऐ.
• Remember the groups: same vowels → long (सवर्णदीर्घ); अ + इ/उ/ऋ → ए/ओ/अर् (गुण); अ + ए/ऐ/ओ/औ → ऐ/औ (वृद्धि); इ/उ/ऋ + other vowel → य्/व्/र् (यण्).

5. रम्यसंस्कृतम् — उपपदविभक्तयः (धातवः)

• Some verbs decide the case of the word with them. गम् takes द्वितीया: पाण्डवाः हस्तिनापुरम् अगच्छन्.
• चतुर्थी with कुप्, क्रुध् (be angry with), दा (give), कथ् (tell), रुच् (be liked by), स्पृह् (long for): माता शिशवे न कुप्येत्; गुरवे दक्षिणां यच्छन्तु; नरेन्द्राय व्यायामः रोचते; गौरी कुण्डलाय स्पृहयति.
• पञ्चमी with रक्ष् (protect from) and वि + रम् (stop from): कृष्णः सङ्कटात् गोपालान् रक्षति; वृथाकलहात् विरम.
• सप्तमी with स्निह् (love): वयं भ्रातृषु स्निह्येम.
• Note with रुच् the thing liked is the subject: गणेशाय मोदकाः रोचन्ते (sweets please Ganesha); with स्पृह् the person is the subject: गणेशः मोदकेभ्यः स्पृहयति.

क्तवतु forms in the story

Key terms

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How to study वीरवनिता विश्पला

⏱ About 35 minutes

1. Read (12 min)
   Read the story in two halves (the first battle; the iron leg and victory) and underline every -तवान् / -तवती form.
2. Grammar (8 min)
   Make a list of the ten verbs with fixed cases from the रम्यसंस्कृतम् box and write one sentence for each; solve the 16-item sandhi puzzle.
3. Practice (15 min)
   Write the 'Try it yourself' answers, solve the quiz, revise the flashcards and play the 🎮 Play game.