Shloka 69

Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances

Devanagari script

देवास्तथा वच: श्रुत्वा गत्वा दक्षमथाब्रुवन्‌

Transliteration

devās tathā vacaḥ śrutvā gatvā dakṣam athābruvan

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Al oír aquellas palabras, los dioses fueron entonces a Dakṣa y le hablaron.»

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: thus/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• दक्षम्: to Daksha
• दक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अब्रुवन्: they said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devāḥ (the gods)
• Dakṣa