Shloka 13

Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña

Devanagari script

तीर्थान्युक्तानि धौम्येन नारदेन च धीमता

Transliteration

tīrthāny uktāni dhaumyena nāradena ca dhīmatā

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The sacred pilgrimage places were described—by Dhaumya and also by the wise Nārada—thus guiding the hearers toward meritorious conduct through the discipline of tīrtha-journeys and their dharmic fruits.

Word by Word

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage-places
• तीर्थानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• उक्तानि: said/declared
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• धौम्येन: by Dhaumya
• धौम्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• नारदेन: by Narada
• नारदेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• धीमता: by the wise (one)
• धीमता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhaumya
• Nārada
• tīrthas (pilgrimage sites)