Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ते तमूचुस्ततो वाक्यं यमुनामवगाहितुम्‌ । पुष्पाणामुदकुम्भस्य चार्थे गत इति प्रभो

Transliteration

te tam ūcustato vākyaṃ yamunām avagāhitum | puṣpāṇām udakumbhasya cārthe gata iti prabho ||

Translation

তেতিয়া তেওঁলোকে তেওঁক ক’লে— “প্ৰভু! তেওঁ যমুনাত অৱগাহন কৰিবলৈ, ফুল আনিবলৈ আৰু জল-কুম্ভ ভৰিবলৈ গৈছে।”

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यमुनाम्: the Yamunā (river)
• यमुनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अवगाहितुम्: to enter/immerse in
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + गाह्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• पुष्पाणाम्: of flowers
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• उदकुम्भस्य: of the water-pot
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदकुम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अर्थे: for the purpose/for the sake (of)
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गतः: gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past active participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus/quoting
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रभो: O lord/master
• प्रभो: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yamunā
• puṣpa (flowers)
• udakumbha (water-pot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the forest stage of life, actions are framed by purpose and restraint: gathering flowers and water for ritual needs reflects disciplined living and dharma-oriented intention rather than self-indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Some people report that a person has gone to the Yamunā to enter the water, specifically to collect flowers and a water-pot—an explanatory detail that situates the scene within routine āśrama duties.