Shloka 23
Devanagari script
सो<स्मिंस्तीर्थवरे राजन् सरस्वत्या: समाहित:
Transliteration
so 'smiṁs tīrthavare rājan sarasvatyāḥ samāhitaḥ
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana dit : « Ô roi, en ce tīrtha des plus excellents, il devint pleinement recueilli et tourna son esprit vers la Sarasvatī. »
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
तीर्थवरेin the excellent sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
तीर्थवरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थवर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सरस्वत्याःof Sarasvatī
सरस्वत्याः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्वती
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
समाहितःcomposed, concentrated, absorbed
समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-आ-धा (समाहित)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaS
SarasvatīT
tīrtha (sacred ford/pilgrimage place)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of inner composure (samāhita) cultivated at a tīrtha: sacred places are not only geographic sites but occasions for mental discipline, reverence, and ethical reorientation.
The narrator Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses the king and describes a figure arriving at an eminent Sarasvatī tīrtha and becoming focused and composed there, indicating a pause for ritual attention, reflection, or vow-like concentration amid the broader events of the parva.