Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

ते कृत्वा चाश्रमं तत्र न्यवसन्त तपस्विन:

Transliteration

te kṛtvā cāśramaṃ tatra nyavasanta tapasvinaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having established an ascetic hermitage there, the sages devoted to austerity took up residence, settling into a disciplined life of restraint and spiritual practice—an implicit turn from turmoil toward ordered dharma.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृत्वा: having made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active, Prior action to main verb

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• न्यवसन्त: they dwelt / stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तपस्विनः: ascetics
• तपस्विनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• āśrama (hermitage)
• tapasvinaḥ (ascetics/sages)