Shloka 116

सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा

Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे स्वर्गते तस्मिंस्तस्य पुत्रानपूजयन्‌ । राजन! उन महात्मा गौतमके यजमान जो राजा लोग थे, वे सब उनके स्वर्गवासी हो जानेपर उनके पुत्रोंका ही आदर-सत्कार करने लगे

Transliteration

te sarve svargate tasmiṁs tasya putrān apūjayan | rājan |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: When that great one had departed to heaven, all those kings—who had formerly been the sacrificers patronizing Gautama—turned their reverence and hospitality toward his sons instead, O King.

Word by Word

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

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

• स्वर्गते: when (he) had gone to heaven / upon his death
• स्वर्गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्गगत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that (time/person)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपूपजयन्: they honored / worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Gautama
• the kings (rājānaḥ)
• his sons (putrāḥ)
• Svarga (heaven)