Shloka 18

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

श्रीपर्वत॑ं समासाद्य नदीतीरमुपस्पृशेत्‌

Transliteration

Śrīparvataṁ samāsādya nadītīram upaspṛśet.

Translation

Pulastya berkata: “Setelah sampai ke Śrīparvata, hendaklah seseorang pergi ke tebing sungai dan melakukan penyucian dengan menyentuh air (ablusi ritual).”

Word by Word

• श्रीपर्वतम्: the auspicious mountain (Śrīparvata)
• श्रीपर्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीपर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समासाद्य: having approached/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• नदीतीरम्: the river-bank
• नदीतीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदीतीर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपस्पृशेत्: should touch; should perform ācamana by touching (water)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√स्पृश्
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Optative (injunctive sense: 'should'), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

पुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Śrīparvata
• river bank (nadītīra)