Shloka 51

Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances

Devanagari script

ता वयं सहिता: सर्वास्त्वित्सकाशे प्रजेश्वर । वत्स्यामो नियताहारास्तपश्चरणतत्परा:

Transliteration

tā vayaṁ sahitāḥ sarvāstvit-sakāśe prajeśvara | vatsyāmo niyatāhārāstapaś-caraṇa-tatparāḥ ||

Translation

ହେ ପ୍ରଜେଶ୍ୱର! ଆମେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଏକତ୍ର ହୋଇ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସନ୍ନିଧିରେ ରହିବୁ—ନିୟମିତ ଆହାର ଗ୍ରହଣ କରି ତପଶ୍ଚରଣରେ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ତତ୍ପର ହୋଇ।

Word by Word

ताःthose (women)

वयम्we

सहिताःtogether, united

सर्वाःall

त्वत्from you / than you

सकाशेin the presence, near

प्रजेश्वरO lord of creatures/subjects

वत्स्यामःwe shall dwell/live

नियताहाराःhaving regulated food/diet

तपश्चरणतत्पराःdevoted to the practice of austerities

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

prajeśvara (the king/lord addressed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic self-discipline: choosing regulated living (niyatāhāra) and committed austerity (tapaś-caraṇa) as an ethical response, emphasizing inner restraint and purposeful conduct under a rightful authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group (spoken of in the feminine plural) declares to the addressed ruler that they will stay near him together, adopting a restrained diet and dedicating themselves to ascetic observances—signaling a collective vow of disciplined living in the king’s presence.