Shloka 176
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
Devanagari script
गड्ाह्दश्न तत्रैव कृपश्च भरतर्षभ । तिस््र: कोट्यस्तु तीर्थानां तस्मिन् कूपे महीपते,भरतश्रेष्ठ! वहीं गंगाहद नामक कूप है। भूपाल! उस कूपमें तीन करोड़ तीर्थोका वास है
Transliteration
Gaṅgāhradaś ca tatraiva kṛpaś ca bharatarṣabha | tisraḥ koṭyas tu tīrthānāṃ tasmin kūpe mahīpate ||
Translation
Ghūlastya said: “O bull among the Bhāratas, there too is the well called Gaṅgā-hrada, a place of great sanctity. O king, within that well abide three crores of holy fords (tīrthas).”
Word by Word
गङ्गाह्रदःthe (well/pond) named ‘Gaṅgāhrada’
गङ्गाह्रदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गाह्रद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कृपःa well (kūpa)
कृपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas
भरतर्षभ:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभरतर्षभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तिस्रःthree
तिस्रः:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
कोट्यःcrores (tens of millions)
कोट्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकोटि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तीर्थानाम्of sacred fords/pilgrimage places
तीर्थानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
कूपेin the well
कूपे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकूप
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
महीपतेO king (lord of the earth)
महीपते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
G
GhūlastyaB
Bharatarṣabha (addressed king)G
Gaṅgāhrada (sacred well)K
kūpa (well)T
tīrthas (pilgrimage sites)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes