Shloka 146
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
Devanagari script
उत्तमं सर्वतीर्थानां यस्त्यजेदात्मनस्तनुम् । पृथूदके जप्यपरो नैव श्वो मरणं तपेत्,वह सब तीथर्थोमें उत्तम है, जो पृथूदकतीर्थमें जपपरायण होकर अपने शरीरका त्याग करता है, उसे पुनर्मुत्युका भय नहीं होता
Transliteration
uttamaṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ yas tyajed ātmanas tanum | pṛthūdake japyaparo naiva śvo maraṇaṃ tapet ||
Translation
“Foremost among all sacred fords is this: one who, devoted to japa, relinquishes his body at Pṛthūdaka does not thereafter suffer the fear of death again.”
Word by Word
उत्तमम्best, highest
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सर्वतीर्थानाम्of all sacred places/pilgrimage-sites
सर्वतीर्थानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वतीर्थ
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्यजेत्would abandon, should give up
त्यजेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
आत्मनःof oneself
आत्मनः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तनुम्body
तनुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतनु
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पृथूदकेat (the tirtha called) Pr̥thūdaka
पृथूदके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपृथूदक
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
जप्यपरःdevoted to japa (muttering prayers)
जप्यपरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजप्यपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एवindeed, certainly
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
श्वःtomorrow (i.e., in the future)
श्वः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्वस्/श्वः
मरणम्death
मरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमरण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तपेत्would suffer, be distressed
तपेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
G
Ghulasthya (speaker)P
Pṛthūdaka (tīrtha)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes