Shloka 23

Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins

Devanagari script

स चापि तीर्थप्रवरं पुनर्गत्वा महानृषि: । पीत्वा पय: सुविपुलं सिद्धिमायात्‌ तदा मुनि:

Transliteration

sa cāpi tīrthapravaraṃ punargatvā mahānṛṣiḥ | pītvā payaḥ suvipulaṃ siddhim āyāt tadā muniḥ ||

Translation

And that great seer, having gone once again to the most excellent sacred ford, drank a very abundant measure of milk; then the sage attained spiritual accomplishment (siddhi).

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तीर्थ-प्रवरम्: the foremost sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थ-प्रवरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थप्रवर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

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

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पिबति)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• पयः: milk
• पयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सुविपुलम्: very abundant
• सुविपुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुविपुल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, success, perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आयात्: attained / came to
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• महानृषि/मुनि (a great sage)
• तीर्थप्रवर (a foremost tīrtha)