Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

यस्त्वेकां रजनीं तीर्थ वत्स्यते सुसमाहित:

Transliteration

yas tv ekāṁ rajanīṁ tīrthe vatsyate susamāhitaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : «Mais quiconque, l’esprit ferme et recueilli, demeure une seule nuit au gué sacré (tīrtha)…»

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• एकाम्: one (single)
• एकाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रजनीम्: night
• रजनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तीर्थे: at a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वत्स्यते: will dwell/stay
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• सुसमाहितः: well-composed, fully attentive
• सुसमाहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-समाहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• tīrtha (sacred ford/pilgrimage place)