Shloka 356

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

Devanagari script

अनावृष्टिरनुप्राप्ता तदा द्वादशवार्षिकी | “जीविकाकी इच्छासे जब वे हिमालयके वनमें निवास करते थे, उन्हीं दिनों बारह वर्षोतक इस देशमें वर्षा ही नहीं हुई

Transliteration

anāvṛṣṭir anuprāptā tadā dvādaśavārṣikī |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: At that time a drought set in—one that lasted twelve years. The land, deprived of rain for so long, was driven into scarcity, reminding all that livelihood and social order depend upon the balance of nature and the responsible conduct of rulers and communities in times of calamity.

Word by Word

• अनावृष्टिः: drought; absence of rain
• अनावृष्टिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनावृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुप्राप्ता: having arrived; having come about
• अनुप्राप्ता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्राप्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• तदा: then; at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वार्षिकी: annual; lasting a year (here: of years)
• वार्षिकी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वार्षिकी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana