Shloka 6

गङ्गाजन्मवर्णनम् / The Origin of the Ganga

Tripathagā Narrative

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता महर्षयो विश्वामित्रेण धीमता।पश्यन्तस्ते प्रयाता वै वनानि विविधानि च।।1.35.6।।

Transliteration

evam uktā maharṣayo viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā |

paśyantas te prayātā vai vanāni vividhāni ca ||1.35.6||

Translation

បន្ទាប់ពីទទួលការណែនាំពីវិស្វាមិត្រ អ្នកប្រាជ្ញធំ នោះមហាឫសីទាំងឡាយក៏បន្តដំណើរទៅមុខ ដោយមើលឃើញព្រៃឈើនានាប្រភេទតាមផ្លូវ។

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• उक्ताः: having been addressed
• उक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of प्रयाताः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having been told/addressed’

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय

• विश्वामित्रेण: by Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रेण: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• धीमता: by the wise one
• धीमता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of विश्वामित्रेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

• पश्यन्तः: seeing
• पश्यन्तः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; simultaneous action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to महर्षयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रयाताः: set out
• प्रयाताः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + yā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past active/PPP used in active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘set out/went forth’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• वनानि: forests
• वनानि: Karma (कर्म/Object; of पश्यन्तः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of वनानि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; वनानि इति विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

Context

With these words of the wise Viswamitra the ascetics moved forward surveying various forests.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Maharṣis (great seers)
• forests (vanāni)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is shown as disciplined movement under rightful guidance—collective conduct aligned with a wise leader, without disorder or self-will.

What is the narrative situation?

After Viśvāmitra indicates the route, the group proceeds through varied forests during their journey.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Orderliness and attentiveness: the seers move forward with awareness, reflecting restraint and purposeful travel.