Shloka 32
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
Devanagari script
ततो वेणां समासाद्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नर:
Transliteration
tato veṇāṃ samāsādya trirātropoṣito naraḥ
Translation
Dann, nachdem er den Fluss Veṇā erreicht hatte, hielt der Mann drei Nächte lang Fasten — eine disziplinierte Selbstzucht zur Läuterung und zur Festigung seines sittlichen Entschlusses.
Word by Word
ततःthen; from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')
वेणाम्the Veṇā (river)
वेणाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेणा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
समासाद्यhaving reached/approached
समासाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-√सद्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable; 'having approached/reached'
त्रिरात्रोपोषितःhaving fasted for three nights
त्रिरात्रोपोषितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रिरात्र-उपोषित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नरःthe man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
PulastyaV
Veṇā (river)N
naraḥ (a man/person)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tapas through controlled fasting: disciplined restraint is presented as a dharmic tool for inner purification and strengthening ethical resolve.
Pulastya narrates that a man arrives at the river Veṇā and undertakes a three-night fast there, indicating a purposeful act of religious observance at a sacred location.