Shloka 22

सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा

Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

त्रितो यज्ञेषु कुशलस्त्रितो वेदेषु निछ्ठित:

Transliteration

trito yajñeṣu kuśalas trito vedeṣu niṣṭhitaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Trita was skilled in the performance of sacrifices, and Trita was firmly established in the Vedas.”

Word by Word

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

• यज्ञेषु: in sacrifices
• यज्ञेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• कुशलः: skilled, proficient
• कुशलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रितः: Trita
• त्रितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेदेषु: in the Vedas
• वेदेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• निष्ठितः: well-established, firmly grounded
• निष्ठितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-स्था (धातु) → निष्ठित (कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Trita
• yajña
• Veda

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds an ideal of dharmic excellence: true authority and virtue are shown through both practical mastery of sacred duties (yajña) and firm grounding in scriptural knowledge (Veda), not by mere claim or status.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana briefly characterizes Trita, highlighting him as an exemplary figure—competent in sacrificial performance and established in Vedic wisdom—likely to lend weight to a comparison, praise, or moral point in the surrounding passage.