Shloka 122

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

एते ऋषिवरा: सर्वे त्वत्प्रतीक्षास्तपोधना: । एभि: सह महाराज तीथर्थान्यितान्यनुव्रज

Transliteration

ete ṛṣivarāḥ sarve tvatpratīkṣās tapodhanāḥ | ebhiḥ saha mahārāja tīrthāny itāny anuvraja ||

Translation

Nārada berkata: “Semua ṛṣi terunggul ini, kaya dengan daya tapa, sedang menantikanmu. Wahai raja agung, iringilah mereka dan teruskan perjalanan ke tīrtha-tīrtha lain yang telah—dan akan—dikunjungi.”

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऋषिवराः: excellent sages
• ऋषिवराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिवर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वत्: of you / for you
• त्वत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• प्रतीक्षाः: waiting (expectant)
• प्रतीक्षाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीक्षा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तपोधनाः: those whose wealth is austerity (ascetics)
• तपोधनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तीर्थानि: holy places / fords (tirthas)
• तीर्थानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• इतानि: gone to / visited (already)
• इतानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इतानि
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अनुव्रज: follow (go after)
• अनुव्रज: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√व्रज्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mahārāja (the king being addressed)
• ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• tīrthāni (pilgrimage sites)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler should honor and accompany spiritually accomplished sages; progress in dharma is supported by humility, good company (sat-saṅga), and pilgrimage undertaken under wise guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada informs the king that eminent ascetics are waiting for him and urges him to join them in continuing a pilgrimage journey to various tīrthas.