Shloka 140
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मययोनिं समासाद्य शुचि: प्रयतमानस: । तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र ब्रह्मलोक॑ प्रपद्यते
Transliteration
brahmayayoniṁ samāsādya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | tatra snātvā naravyāghra brahmalokaṁ prapadyate ||
Translation
ബ്രഹ്മയോനിയെ പ്രാപിച്ച് ശുചിയും നിയന്ത്രിതമനസ്സും ഉള്ളവൻ—നരവ്യാഘ്രാ!—അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ബ്രഹ്മലോകം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
ब्रह्मयोनिम्the source/origin of Brahman (Brahma-yoni)
ब्रह्मयोनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मयोनि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
समासाद्यhaving approached/attained
समासाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-√सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
शुचिःpure
शुचिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रयतमानसःwith a disciplined/controlled mind
प्रयतमानसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रयत-मानस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√स्ना
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
नरव्याघ्रO tiger among men
नरव्याघ्र:
TypeNoun
Rootनर-व्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ब्रह्मलोकम्the world of Brahman/Brahmā (Brahmaloka)
ब्रह्मलोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रपद्यतेattains/reaches
प्रपद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√पद्
FormLat, Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
G
Ghūlastya (speaker)B
Brahmayoni (sacred source/tīrtha)B
Brahmaloka (realm of Brahman/Brahmā)N
naravyāghra (honorific addressee)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes