Shloka 34

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

वाजपेयं क्रतुवरं तथा बहुसुवर्णकम्‌

Transliteration

vājapeyaṃ kratuvaraṃ tathā bahusuvarṇakam

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「（彼は）ヴァージャペーヤ祭（Vājapeya）という優れた供犠を行い、また同様に、黄金の布施が豊かに伴う（他の祭儀）も行った。」

Word by Word

• वाजपेयं: Vājapeya sacrifice
• वाजपेयं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजपेय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• क्रतुवरं: the best (excellent) sacrifice
• क्रतुवरं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतुवर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: and also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• बहुसुवर्णकम्: having much gold; rich in gold
• बहुसुवर्णकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुसुवर्णक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vājapeya (sacrifice)
• kratu (Vedic sacrifice)
• suvarṇa (gold)