Shloka 190

Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ तीर्थ संनिहतीमपि,धर्मज्ञ! तदनन्तर वहाँसे संनिहतीतीर्थकी यात्रा करे

Transliteration

tato gacchet dharmajña tīrtha-saṁnihatīm api | dharmajña tad-anantaraṁ vahāṁse saṁnihatī-tīrthasya yātrāṁ kuryāt ||

Translation

Then, O knower of dharma, one should proceed to the sacred ford called Saṁnihatī as well. After that, from there, let the dharma-minded pilgrim undertake the journey to the Saṁnihatī Tīrtha—moving step by step along the prescribed path of holy places.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; from there
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: vidhi-lin (optative), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, present-system

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of dharma
• धर्मज्ञ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: masculine, vocative singular

• तीर्थम्: to the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: neuter, accusative singular

• संनिहतीम्: Sannihatī (name of a tīrtha)
• संनिहतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिहती
• Form: feminine, accusative singular

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: indeclinable

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṁnihatī Tīrtha