Shloka 55
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
Devanagari script
मेधाविकं समासाद्य पितृन् देवांश्व॒ तर्पयेत् | अग्निष्टोममवाप्रोति स्मृतिं मेधां च विन्दति
Transliteration
medhāvikaṃ samāsādya pitṝn devāṃś ca tarpayet | agniṣṭomam avāpnoti smṛtiṃ medhāṃ ca vindati
Translation
Pulastya said: “Having approached Medhāvika (the sacred place/rite), one should satisfy the Pitṛs (ancestral spirits) and the gods with due offerings. By this, one attains the merit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice and gains both smṛti (recollection) and medhā (intelligence).”
Word by Word
मेधाविकम्the intelligent (person)
मेधाविकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमेधाविक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समासाद्यhaving approached
समासाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-√सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
पितॄन्the ancestors (manes)
पितॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तर्पयेत्should satisfy/propitiate
तर्पयेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√तृप् (तर्पयति)
FormVidhi-linga (optative), Present-system, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अग्निष्टोमम्the Agniṣṭoma (sacrifice)
अग्निष्टोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निष्टोम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अवाप्नोतिattains/obtains
अवाप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-√आप्
FormLat (present indicative), Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्मृतिम्memory
स्मृतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्मृति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मेधाम्intelligence
मेधाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमेधा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विन्दतिfinds/obtains
विन्दति:
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विन्दति)
FormLat (present indicative), Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
PulastyaM
MedhāvikaP
PitṛsD
DevasA
AgniṣṭomaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes