Shloka 50

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

साब्रवीत्‌ पृथुताम्राक्षी देवं सप्तर्षिसंसदि । भगवान्‌ यदि मे प्रीतस्तीर्थ स्पादिदमद्भुतम्‌

Transliteration

sābravīt pṛthutāmrākṣī devaṃ saptarṣi-saṃsadi | bhagavān yadi me prītas tīrtha-spād idam adbhutam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Alors la dame aux larges yeux, rouges comme le cuivre, s’adressa au dieu dans l’assemblée des Sept Ṛṣi : « Ô Seigneur Bienheureux, si tu es satisfait de moi, qu’à ton toucher surgisse ici ce tīrtha merveilleux, ce gué sacré. »

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पृथु-ताम्र-अक्षी: the broad-copper-eyed (lady)
• पृथु-ताम्र-अक्षी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथुताम्राक्षी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देवम्: to the god / the deity
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सप्त-ऋषि-संसदि: in the assembly of the seven sages
• सप्त-ऋषि-संसदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तर्षिसंसद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• प्रीतः: pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तीर्थात्: from the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• पातु: may (he) protect / let (him) protect
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, marvelous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• pṛthutāmrākṣī (a woman, unnamed here)
• deva (the god, unnamed here)
• Saptarṣi (the Seven Ṛṣis)
• tīrtha (sacred place/pilgrimage ford)