Shloka 39

सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा

Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

श्र॒त्वा चैवाब्रवीत्‌ सर्वान्‌ देवान्‌ देवपुरोहित: । त्रितस्य वर्तते यज्ञस्तत्र गच्छामहे सुरा:

Transliteration

śrutvā caivābravīt sarvān devān devapurohitaḥ | tritasya vartate yajñas tatra gacchāmahe surāḥ ||

Translation

Nachdem er es vernommen hatte, wandte sich der Priester der Götter an alle Gottheiten: „Tritas Opfer ist im Gange; lasst uns dorthin gehen, o Götter.“

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भावार्थ (gerund, voice-neutral)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), past, 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• देवपुरोहितः: the gods' priest (Bṛhaspati)
• देवपुरोहितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवपुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• त्रितस्य: of Trita
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• वर्तते: is going on/continues
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), present, 3, singular, आत्मनेपद

• यज्ञः: sacrifice
• यज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• गच्छामहे: we go/let us go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), present, 1, plural, आत्मनेपद

• सुराः: O gods / the gods
• सुराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• devapurohita (Bṛhaspati)
• sarve devāḥ (the gods)
• Trita
• yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the cultural-ethical priority given to yajña (sacrificial duty): even the gods respond collectively when a righteous rite is underway, implying that sustaining sacred order through proper ritual and cooperation is a shared responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the gods’ priest, after hearing some report, summons all the gods and urges them to go to the place where Trita’s sacrifice is currently being performed.