Shloka 356

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

अनावृष्टिरनुप्राप्ता तदा द्वादशवार्षिकी | “जीविकाकी इच्छासे जब वे हिमालयके वनमें निवास करते थे, उन्हीं दिनों बारह वर्षोतक इस देशमें वर्षा ही नहीं हुई

Transliteration

anāvṛṣṭir anuprāptā tadā dvādaśavārṣikī |

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ସେତେବେଳେ ପଣ୍ଡର ବର୍ଷ ଧରି ଅନାବୃଷ୍ଟି ଆସିପଡ଼ିଲା। ଜୀବିକାର ଇଚ୍ଛାରେ ସେମାନେ ହିମାଳୟର ବନରେ ବସୁଥିବା ସମୟରେ, ସେହି ଦେଶରେ ପଣ୍ଡର ବର୍ଷ ଧରି ବର୍ଷା ହେଲା ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• अनावृष्टिः: drought; absence of rain
• अनावृष्टिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनावृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुप्राप्ता: having arrived; having come about
• अनुप्राप्ता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्राप्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• तदा: then; at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वार्षिकी: annual; lasting a year (here: of years)
• वार्षिकी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वार्षिकी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how prolonged natural imbalance (drought) threatens livelihood and societal stability, implicitly calling for dharmic leadership and communal responsibility during crises.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that a twelve-year drought occurred at that time, setting the background of severe scarcity.