Shloka 643

Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances

Devanagari script

निरास्वादरसा: सर्वा हतवीर्याश्च सर्वश: । चन्द्रमाके क्षीण होनेसे अन्न आदि ओषधियाँ उत्पन्न नहीं होती थीं। उन सबके स्वाद, रस और प्रभाव नष्ट हो गये

Transliteration

nirāsvādarasāḥ sarvā hatavīryāś ca sarvaśaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: All things became devoid of taste and sap; their potency was everywhere destroyed. With the waning of the moon, even grains and medicinal herbs failed to arise, and whatever did appear had lost its flavor, nourishment, and effective power—an ominous sign of a world’s vitality collapsing under the weight of calamity.

Word by Word

• निरास्वादरसाः: having lost taste and sap/juice
• निरास्वादरसाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरास्वादरसा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• हतवीर्याः: with potency/strength destroyed
• हतवीर्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हतवीर्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

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

• सर्वशः: entirely; in every way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the moon (candra)
• food/grain (anna)
• medicinal herbs (oṣadhi)