Shloka 24

Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances

Devanagari script

देशे देशे तु देयानि दानानि विविधानि च । अचयि चार्थिनां राजन्‌ क्लृप्तानि बहुशस्तथा

Transliteration

deśe deśe tu deyāni dānāni vividhāni ca | acayi cārthināṃ rājan klṛptāni bahuśas tathā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O König, in den verschiedenen Gegenden sollten Gaben mancherlei Art gespendet werden; und um der Hilfesuchenden willen wurden Vorräte wieder und wieder geordnet bereitgestellt und angesammelt.“

Word by Word

• देशे: in a place/region
• देशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• देशे: in (another) place/region
• देशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• देयानि: to be given, should be given
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• विविधानि: various, diverse
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

• अचयि: he accumulated/collected
• Type: Verb
• Root: चि
• Form: Aorist (simple aorist), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active

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

• अर्थिनाम्: of the supplicants/beggars
• अर्थिनाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्लृप्तानि: arranged, prepared
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्लृप्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• बहुशः: many times, repeatedly, in abundance
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः

• तथा: thus, so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājan (the King addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rājadharma expressed through dāna: a ruler (or governing authority) should ensure that appropriate forms of giving are organized across regions, with resources prepared in advance so that supplicants are not turned away.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates to the King that, in many places, diverse gifts were designated and supplies were systematically gathered and arranged, indicating an organized effort to provide for those who came seeking assistance.