Shloka 30
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
Devanagari script
एकी भूतास्ततस्तास्तु तस्मिंस्तीर्थे समागता:
Transliteration
ekībhūtās tatās tāstu tasmiṃs tīrthe samāgatāḥ
Translation
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Kemudian, setelah bersatu seolah-olah menjadi satu tubuh, para wanita itu berhimpun di tīrtha yang suci itu.
Word by Word
एकीभूताःhaving become one/united
एकीभूताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएकीभूत (एकी-भू)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
ताःthose (women/things)
ताः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
तीर्थेat the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
तीर्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
समागताःhaving assembled/having come together
समागताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसमागत (सम्-आ-गम्)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaT
tīrthaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and emotional power of unity: in moments of crisis and transition, people find strength by acting together and approaching sacred spaces with a shared intention.
The narrator states that the women (implied by the feminine plural) come together in unity and assemble at a particular tīrtha, indicating a collective movement toward a sacred place for rites, mourning, or counsel in the war’s aftermath.