Shloka 136
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
Devanagari script
गत्वान्तरिक्षात् सततं क्षीरोदममृताशयम्
Transliteration
gatvāntarikṣāt satataṃ kṣīrodam amṛtāśayam
Translation
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—তাঁরা অন্তরীক্ষপথে অগ্রসর হয়ে অবিরত ক্ষীরোদ-সাগরের দিকে গেলেন, যা অমৃতের আশ্রয় বলে খ্যাত।
Word by Word
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
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TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (अव्ययभावे), कर्तरि, —, —, —
अन्तरिक्षात्from the sky/atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन
सततम्constantly, continuously
सततम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रियाविशेषण
क्षीरोदम्the Milk Ocean
क्षीरोदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षीरोद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
अमृताशयम्whose abode is nectar; containing nectar
अमृताशयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृताशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaA
Antarikṣa (mid-air)K
Kṣīroda (Ocean of Milk)A
AmṛtaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line evokes the ideal of steadfast pursuit of a higher goal: moving continuously toward the symbolic source of amṛta suggests disciplined striving for what grants enduring well-being—spiritual excellence rather than transient gain.
The narrator describes a journey: traveling through the sky (antarikṣa), the travelers proceed unceasingly toward the Kṣīroda, the mythic Ocean of Milk, famed as the dwelling-place of amṛta.