Shloka 19

Devanagari script

त्रितस्तेषां महाराज पुरस्ताद्‌ याति हृष्टवत्‌

Transliteration

tritas teṣāṃ mahārāja purastād yāti hṛṣṭavat

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O great king, Trita goes before them, moving ahead in front with an air of gladness and confidence.”

Word by Word

• त्रितः: Trita (a proper name)
• त्रितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पुरस्तात्: in front; ahead
• पुरस्तात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस्
• Form: true

• याति: goes; proceeds
• याति: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हृष्टवत्: as if delighted; joyfully
• हृष्टवत्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्टवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Trita
• Mahārāja (Janamejaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the psychological force of leadership: one who moves ahead with visible confidence and joy can set the tone for the group, strengthening collective resolve in a tense context.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes a movement or advance: Trita is depicted as going in front of a group, proceeding ahead with an evidently cheerful, energized demeanor.