Shloka 44

सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा

Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

ततस्त्रितो महाराज भागांस्तेषां यथाविधि

Transliteration

tatastṛto mahārāja bhāgāṁsteṣāṁ yathāvidhi

Translation

Then Trita, O great king, apportioned their respective shares in the manner prescribed—ensuring that the distribution followed due rule and rightful procedure.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• त्रितः: Trita (proper name)
• त्रितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• भागान्: shares, portions
• भागान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तेषाम्: of them / for them
• तेषाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• यथाविधि: according to rule, duly
• यथाविधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + विधि (अव्ययीभाव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Trita
• Mahārāja (addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That rightful distribution should be done yathāvidhi—by established rule and fairness—so that order and dharma are maintained rather than personal preference or force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that Trita proceeds to allocate the portions due to the concerned parties, following the proper, prescribed method.