Shloka 26

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

तच्चास्या वचन नित्यमवर्तद्धूदि भारत । सर्वथा बदराण्येव पक्तव्यानीति कन्यका

Transliteration

tac cāsyā vacanaṃ nityam avartad dhūdi bhārata | sarvathā badarāṇy eva paktavyānīti kanyakā ||

Translation

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭാരത! ആ കന്യകയുടെ വാക്ക് അവന്റെ മനസ്സിൽ നിരന്തരം ആവർത്തിച്ചു—“എങ്ങനെയായാലും ബദരി (ഇലന്തപ്പഴം) മാത്രമേ പാകം ചെയ്യേണ്ടത്” എന്ന്।

Word by Word

• tat: that (statement/thing)
• tat: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• asyāḥ: of her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam (pronoun base: asyā-)
• Form: feminine, genitive, singular

• vacanam: speech; statement
• vacanam: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• nityam: always; constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya

• avartat: kept recurring; went on (being repeated)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (√vṛt)
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, ātmanepada

• dhūdi: O Dhūdi (proper name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūdi
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• bhārata: O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• sarvathā: in every way; by all means
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā

• badarāṇi: jujubes; badara-fruits
• badarāṇi: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: badara
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• eva: indeed; only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• paktavyāni: must be cooked
• Type: Verb
• Root: pac (√pac) + tavya
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural, gerundive (tavya), passive obligation

• iti: thus; saying
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti

• kanyakā: the maiden; girl
• kanyakā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyakā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata
• Dhūdi
• kanyakā (maiden)
• badara (jujube fruit)