Shloka 25

Viṣṇu-sahasranāma—Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Recitation (विष्णोर्नामसहस्रम्)

Devanagari script

तत्र पुण्योदका नाम नदी तेषां विधीयते । अक्षयं सलिलं तत्र शीतलं हामृतोपमम्‌

Transliteration

tatra puṇyodakā nāma nadī teṣāṃ vidhīyate | akṣayaṃ salilaṃ tatra śītalaṃ hāmṛtopamam ||

Translation

There, for them, a river called Puṇyodakā is ordained. Its waters are inexhaustible—cool, pure, and like nectar.

Word by Word

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

• पुण्य-उदका: having holy water
• पुण्य-उदका: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + उदक
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: by name / called
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन्

• नदी: river
• नदी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तेषाम्: for them / of them
• तेषाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• विधीयते: is provided / is ordained
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (वि + धा)
• Form: Present, Passive, Third, Singular

• अक्षयम्: inexhaustible
• अक्षयम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सलिलम्: water
• सलिलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• शीतलम्: cool
• शीतलम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ह: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• अमृत-उपमम्: like nectar
• अमृत-उपमम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत + उपम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

यम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• यम (Yama)
• Puṇyodakā river