Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

भवतो भ्रातर: शूरा धनुर्धरवरा: सदा | भवद्धिः पालिता: शूरैर्गच्छामो वयमप्युत,“आपके भाई शूरवीर हैं और सदा श्रेष्ठ धनुष धारण किये रहते हैं। आप-जैसे शूरवीरोंसे सुरक्षित होकर हम भी उन तीर्थोंकी यात्रा पूरी कर लेंगे

Transliteration

bhavato bhrātaraḥ śūrā dhanurdharavarāḥ sadā | bhavadbhiḥ pālitāḥ śūraiḥ gacchāmo vayam apy uta ||

Translation

“Your brothers are valiant, ever foremost among bowmen. Protected by heroes like you, we too shall be able to proceed and complete the pilgrimage to those sacred fords.”

Word by Word

• भवतः: of you/your
• भवतः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• शूराः: valiant/heroic
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• धनुर्धरवराः: excellent bow-bearers
• धनुर्धरवराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुर्धरवर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)/by people like you
• भवद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• पालिताः: protected
• पालिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पालित
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, kta (past passive participle)

• शूरैः: by heroes/valiant men
• शूरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• गच्छामः: we go / we shall go
• गच्छामः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: present (lat), 1st, plural, parasmaipada

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• उत: and/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brothers (of the addressed person)
• bow (dhanus)
• tīrthas (sacred fords/pilgrimage sites)