Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

देवास्तथा वच: श्रुत्वा गत्वा दक्षमथाब्रुवन्‌

Transliteration

devās tathā vacaḥ śrutvā gatvā dakṣam athābruvan

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Hearing those words, the gods then went to Dakṣa and addressed him.”

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: thus/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• दक्षम्: to Daksha
• दक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अब्रुवन्: they said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devāḥ (the gods)
• Dakṣa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic pattern: after hearing significant counsel, one should proceed to appropriate authority or a competent guide for deliberation and action, rather than acting impulsively.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the gods, having heard certain words, go to Dakṣa and speak to him, indicating the next step in the unfolding episode involves Dakṣa’s role or response.