Shloka 436

सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा

Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्‌ प्रतिभये कूपे निमग्नं नष्टचेतसम्‌ । उस समय महर्षिने उनसे कहा--'देवताओ! देखो, मैं किस दशामें पड़ा हूँ। इस भयानक कूपमें गिरकर अपनी सुध-बुध खो बैठा हूँ"

Transliteration

asmin pratibhaye kūpe nimagnaṁ naṣṭacetasaṁ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Afundado neste poço terrível, minha mente e minha lucidez se perderam.” Então o grande sábio lhes falou: “Ó deuses, vede a condição em que caí—tendo despencado neste abismo assustador, fui privado de consciência clara.”

Word by Word

अस्मिन्in this

प्रतिभयेterrifying, fearsome

कूपेin a well

निमग्नम्sunk, immersed

नष्टचेतसम्one whose consciousness is lost

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

mahārṣi (great sage)

devatāḥ (gods)

kūpa (fearsome well/pit)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes