Shloka 34

Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)

Devanagari script

तत्रेष्टवा पुरुषव्याप्रो ययाति: पृथिवीपति: । अक्रामदूर्ध्व मुदितो लेभे लोकांश्व पुष्कलान्‌,पुरुषसिंह भूपाल ययाति वहाँ यज्ञ करके प्रसन्नतापूर्वक ऊर्ध्वलोकमें चले गये और वहाँ उन्हें बहुत-से पुण्यलोक प्राप्त हुए

Transliteration

tatreṣṭvā puruṣavyāpro yayātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | akrāmad ūrdhvaṃ mudito lebhe lokāṃś ca puṣkalān ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: There, King Yayāti—energetic in manly endeavor and lord of the earth—performed the prescribed sacrifice. Rejoicing, he ascended to the higher worlds and attained abundant realms of merit.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• इष्ट्वा: having sacrificed/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• पुरुषव्याप्रः: man-tiger (best of men)
• पुरुषव्याप्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुषव्याप्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ययातिः: Yayāti
• ययातिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथिवीपतिः: lord of the earth (king)
• पृथिवीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अक्रामत्: stepped/went
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), past, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upwards
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व

• मुदितः: delighted
• मुदितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लेभे: obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), past (perfect), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• लोकान्: worlds/realms
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• पुष्कलान्: abundant, many
• पुष्कलान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Yayāti