Shloka 140
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
Devanagari script
तपोधनो! राजा वृषादर्भिने इसे भेजा था
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca | tato maharṣayaḥ prītās tathety uktvā puraṃdaram sahaiva tridaśendreṇa sarve jagmus triviṣṭapam |
Translation
भीष्म उवाच—ततो महर्षयः प्रीतास्तथेत्युक्त्वा पुरन्दरम्। सहैव त्रिदशेन्द्रेण सर्वे जग्मुस्त्रिविष्टपम्॥
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
महर्षयःgreat sages
महर्षयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहर्षि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रीताःpleased
प्रीताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाso/thus
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
पुरन्दरम्Purandara (Indra)
पुरन्दरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरन्दर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
त्रिदशेन्द्रेणwith the lord of the thirty gods (Indra)
त्रिदशेन्द्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिदशेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जग्मुःwent
जग्मुः:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPerfect, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
त्रिविष्टपम्to Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
त्रिविष्टपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिविष्टप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhishma (Bhīṣma)Y
Yudhishthira (Yudhiṣṭhira)I
Indra (Purandara, Tridaśendra)M
Maharshis (Mahārṣayaḥ)T
Triviṣṭapa (Svarga)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The episode reinforces that abandoning greed and aligning with dharma brings lasting spiritual reward; divine authority (Indra) confirms the fruit of such conduct as access to imperishable heavenly realms.
After Indra speaks, the assembled great seers joyfully assent (“tathāstu”) and, accompanying Indra, depart together to Triviṣṭapa (heaven), marking the completion of their vindication and reward.