Shloka 29

Aṣṭāvakra–Strī-saṃvāda: Dhṛti, hospitality, and a dispute on autonomy

Devanagari script

अशोके विमले तीर्थे स्नात्वा वै तर्प्प देवता: । तत्र वासाय शयने कौशे सुखमुवास ह,वहाँ निर्मल अशोक तीर्थमें स्नान करके देवताओंका तर्पण करनेके पश्चात्‌ उन्होंने कुशकी चटाईपर सुखपूर्वक निवास किया

Transliteration

aśoke vimale tīrthe snātvā vai tarpayitvā devatāḥ | tatra vāsāya śayane kauśe sukham uvāsa ha ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Having bathed in the spotless sacred ford called Aśoka and duly offered libations (tarpaṇa) to the gods, he then stayed there comfortably, resting on a bed made of kuśa grass.

Word by Word

अशोकेin (the place called) Ashoka

विमलेpure/spotless

तीर्थेat the sacred ford/pilgrimage place

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

वैindeed/verily

तर्प्यhaving satisfied (by offering libations)

देवताःthe deities

तत्रthere

वासायfor dwelling/residing

शयनेon a bed/resting-place

कौशेmade of kuśa-grass

सुखम्comfortably/with ease

उवासdwelt/stayed

हindeed (emphatic particle)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma (speaker)

Aśoka tīrtha

Devatāḥ (gods)

Kuśa grass mat/bed (kauśa śayana)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes