Shloka 3

Puṣkara-Tīrtha-Māhātmya and the Phala of Pilgrimage

Nārada–Yudhiṣṭhira; Pulastya–Bhīṣma Transmission

Devanagari script

तेनेन्द्रसमवीर्येण संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिना । विनाभूता वने वीरा: कथमासन्‌ पितामहा:,वे संग्रामसे कभी पीछे न हटनेवाले और इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी थे। उनके बिना मेरे अन्य वीर पितामह वनमें कैसे रहते थे?

Transliteration

tenendra-samavīryeṇa saṅgrāmeṣv anivartinā | vinā bhūtā vane vīrāḥ katham āsan pitāmahāḥ ||

Translation

Janamejaya asked: “Those heroes were equal in prowess to Indra and never turned back in battle. Deprived of them, how did my grandsires manage to live in the forest?”

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इन्द्र-सम-वीर्येण: with valor equal to Indra
• इन्द्र-सम-वीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• संग्रामेषु: in battles
• संग्रामेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अनिवर्तिना: by one who does not turn back
• अनिवर्तिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिवर्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना

• भूताः: having been / being
• भूताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वीराः: heroes/warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कथम्: how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• आसन्: were / lived
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पितामहाः: grandfathers/elders
• पितामहाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Indra
• pitāmahāḥ (forefathers/grandsires)
• vana (forest)