Shloka 120

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

असितो देवलश्नैव मार्कण्डेयो5थ गालव: । भरद्वाजो वसिष्ठश्न मुनिरुद्दालकस्तथा

Transliteration

asito devalaś caiva mārkaṇḍeyo ’tha gālavaḥ | bharadvājo vasiṣṭhaś ca munir uddālakas tathā ||

Translation

Narada said: “Asita and Devala, and also Markandeya; then Galava; Bharadvaja and Vasistha; and likewise the sage Uddalaka.” In context, Narada is enumerating revered seers—figures associated with austerity, learning, and moral authority—whose presence and counsel function as ethical touchstones in the narrative.

Word by Word

• असितः: Asita (sage)
• असितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवलः: Devala (sage)
• देवलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मार्कण्डेयः: Mārkaṇḍeya (sage)
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then/and also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• गालवः: Gālava (sage)
• गालवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja (sage)
• भरद्वाजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha (sage)
• वसिष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उद्दालकः: Uddālaka (sage)
• उद्दालकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्दालक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/so too
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Asita
• Devala
• Markandeya
• Galava
• Bharadvaja
• Vasistha
• Uddalaka