Shloka 35

The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow

Devanagari script

यमुनाजलसंपूर्णा तत्पथे मध्यवर्त्मनि । आसीद्घोरा महादीर्घा गम्भीरोदकपूरभाक्

Transliteration

yamunājalasaṃpūrṇā tatpathe madhyavartmani | āsīdghorā mahādīrghā gambhīrodakapūrabhāk

Translation

No meio daquele percurso havia um trecho terrível e muito longo, repleto das águas do Yamunā—profundo e transbordante.

Word by Word

• यमुनाजलसंपूर्णा: filled with Yamunā’s water
• यमुनाजलसंपूर्णा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक) + संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (यमुनायाः जलैः) संपूर्णा—‘filled with Yamunā water’; implied subject (नदी/धारा)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (genitive sense), एकवचन; पथे इति विशेषण—‘of that’

• पथे: on the path
• पथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्/पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मध्यवर्त्मनि: in the middle of the way
• मध्यवर्त्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in the middle of the road/track’

• आसीत्: was/there was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• घोरा: terrible
• घोरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; implied subject qualifier

• महा-दीर्घा: very long
• महा-दीर्घा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्/महा (प्रातिपदिक) + दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘very long’

• गम्भीर-उदक-पूर-भाक्: having a deep-water flood
• गम्भीर-उदक-पूर-भाक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर (प्रातिपदिक) + भाज् (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भाक्’ = क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun) from √भाज् ‘to partake/possess’; ‘possessing a flood of deep water’

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Adhyaya 13)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यमुनाजलसंपूर्णा = यमुना + जल + संपूर्णा (compound). आसीद्घोरा = आसीत् + घोरा (t + gh → dgh). गम्भीरोदकपूरभाक् = गम्भीर + उदक + पूर + भाक् (compound; internal sandhi o = a+u).

Characters & Entities

• Yamunā

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tīrthas?

It depicts a pilgrimage route intersecting a Yamunā-flooded, deep-water stretch, highlighting how Purāṇic tīrtha-landscapes are mapped through rivers, crossings, and travel hazards.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Indirectly: by portraying the difficulty of the route, it frames pilgrimage and sacred travel as acts requiring resolve and faith—common devotional themes in Purāṇic practice.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

Perseverance and steadiness: the verse presents an obstacle on the way, implying that worthy aims (such as reaching a sacred goal) often require endurance through daunting conditions.