Shloka 107

Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्

Devanagari script

ततस्ते मुनय: सर्वे पुष्कराणि बिसानि च । यथाकाममुपादाय समुत्तस्थुर्मुदान्विता:,तदनन्तर वे सभी महर्षि इच्छानुसार कमलके फूल और मृणाल लेकर प्रसन्नतापूर्वक सरोवरसे बाहर निकले

Transliteration

tataste munayaḥ sarve puṣkarāṇi bisāni ca | yathākāmamupādāya samuttiṣṭhurmudānvitāḥ ||

Translation

Then all those sages, taking lotus-flowers and lotus-stalks as they wished, rose up from the lake, filled with joy.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुष्कराणि: lotuses (lotus-flowers)
• पुष्कराणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• बिसानि: lotus-fibres, stalks
• बिसानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• कामम्: desire, wish
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपादाय: having taken, taking up
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• समुत्तस्थुः: they rose up, stood up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अन्विताः: endowed (with), accompanied
• अन्विताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

शुन:सख उवाच

Characters & Entities

• munayaḥ (sages)
• puṣkara (lotus)
• bisa (lotus-stalk/fibre)
• sarovara (lake/pond, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights contentment and restraint: the sages take what they wish—no more than is fitting—and depart joyfully, suggesting disciplined desire and non-greed as part of dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

All the sages gather lotus-flowers and lotus-stalks from the lake according to their preference and then rise up and come out, pleased and satisfied.