Shloka 114

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

एवमेषा महाभाग प्रतिष्ठाने प्रतिछ्ठिता । तीर्थयात्रा महापुण्या सर्वपापप्रमोचनी,महाभाग! इस प्रकार यह सब पापोंको दूर करनेवाली महापुण्यमयी तीर्थयात्रा प्रतिष्ठानपुर (प्रयाग)-में प्रतिष्ठित है

Transliteration

evam eṣā mahābhāga pratiṣṭhāne pratiṣṭhitā | tīrthayātrā mahāpuṇyā sarvapāpapramocanī ||

Translation

Nārada said: “Thus, O noble one, this pilgrimage—supremely meritorious and capable of releasing one from all sins—stands established at Pratiṣṭhāna (Prayāga).”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एषा: this (she/this one)
• एषा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभागा: very fortunate, illustrious
• महाभागा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतिष्ठाने: in Pratiṣṭhāna (Prayāga)
• प्रतिष्ठाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• प्रतिष्ठिता: established, set (in place)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular, passive/resultative

• तीर्थयात्रा: pilgrimage (journey to sacred fords)
• तीर्थयात्रा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महापुण्या: greatly meritorious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापुण्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वपापप्रमोचनी: removing all sins
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपापप्रमोचनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभाग: O fortunate one!
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pratiṣṭhāna
• Prayāga
• tīrthayātrā (pilgrimage)