Shloka 60
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
Devanagari script
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ भर्त॒स्थानमनुत्तमम् । यत्र नित्यं महासेनो गुह: संनिहितो नूप
Transliteration
tato gacchet dharmajña bhartṛsthānam anuttamam | yatra nityaṁ mahāseno guhaḥ saṁnihito nūpam ||
Translation
Pulastya said: “Then, O knower of dharma, one should proceed to the unsurpassed abode of Bhartṛ, where the mighty Guha—ever present there—abides continually.”
Word by Word
ततःthen; from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')
गच्छेत्should go
गच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormVidhi-lin (optative), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular
धर्मज्ञO knower of dharma
धर्मज्ञ:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, vocative, singular
भर्तुःof the lord/master
भर्तुः:
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ
FormMasculine, genitive, singular
स्थानम्place; abode
स्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्थान
FormNeuter, accusative, singular
अनुत्तमम्unsurpassed; excellent
अनुत्तमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुत्तम
FormNeuter, accusative, singular (agreeing with स्थानम्)
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
FormAvyaya (relative adverb of place)
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
FormAvyaya (adverbial accusative)
महासेनःMahāsena (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
महासेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहासेन
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
गुहःGuha (Skanda)
गुहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुह
FormMasculine, nominative, singular (apposition to महासेनः)
संनिहितःpresent; stationed; abiding
संनिहितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसं-नि-धा (→ संनिहित)
FormPast passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular
नूपO Nūpa (name/epithet; unclear in this reading)
नूप:
TypeNoun
Rootनूप
FormMasculine, vocative, singular (as transmitted; possibly corrupt/variant)
Speaker
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
PulastyaG
GuhaB
Bhartṛ (as a named locus: bhartṛsthāna)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes