Shloka 61

Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances

Devanagari script

तच्छुत्वा भगवान्‌ क्रुद्धो यक्ष्माणं पृथिवीपते

Transliteration

tac chrutvā bhagavān kruddho yakṣmāṇaṃ pṛthivīpate

Translation

ഹേ ഭൂമിനാഥാ! അത് കേട്ടപ്പോൾ ഭഗവാൻ (ദക്ഷൻ) ക്രുദ്ധനായി യക്ഷ്മയെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (thing/statement)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• भगवान्: the blessed lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (from √क्रुध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यक्ष्माणम्: Yakṣma (consumption/disease; personified Yakṣma)
• यक्ष्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथिवीपते: O lord of the earth (king)
• पृथिवीपते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• भगवान् (bhagavān—revered person, unnamed here)
• यक्ष्मा (Yakṣmā)
• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpati—king, addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames anger as a consequential moral reaction: when a ruler or agent of order hears something that violates dharma, a firm response may follow. It prepares the listener for admonition or corrective action, highlighting responsibility in speech and governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that, upon hearing a particular report or statement, a revered figure becomes angry and speaks to Yakṣmā, addressing him in the presence of (or as) a king (“O lord of the earth”). The sentence is a transition into the ensuing speech or action.