Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

तच्छुत्वा भगवान्‌ क्रुद्धो यक्ष्माणं पृथिवीपते

Transliteration

tac chrutvā bhagavān kruddho yakṣmāṇaṃ pṛthivīpate

Translation

ହେ ପୃଥ୍ୱୀନାଥ! ଏହା ଶୁଣି ଭଗବାନ୍ (ଦକ୍ଷ) କ୍ରୋଧିତ ହୋଇ ଯକ୍ଷ୍ମାକୁ ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (thing/statement)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• भगवान्: the blessed lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (from √क्रुध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यक्ष्माणम्: Yakṣma (consumption/disease; personified Yakṣma)
• यक्ष्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथिवीपते: O lord of the earth (king)
• पृथिवीपते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• भगवान् (bhagavān—revered person, unnamed here)
• यक्ष्मा (Yakṣmā)
• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpati—king, addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames anger as a consequential moral reaction: when a ruler or agent of order hears something that violates dharma, a firm response may follow. It prepares the listener for admonition or corrective action, highlighting responsibility in speech and governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that, upon hearing a particular report or statement, a revered figure becomes angry and speaks to Yakṣmā, addressing him in the presence of (or as) a king (“O lord of the earth”). The sentence is a transition into the ensuing speech or action.