Shloka 54
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
Devanagari script
विसृष्टास्तास्तथा जम्मु: शीतांशुभवनं तदा । तथापि सोमो भगवान् पुनरेव महीपते
Transliteration
visṛṣṭās tāstathā jammuḥ śītāṃśubhavanaṃ tadā | tathāpi somo bhagavān punareva mahīpate
Translation
विसृष्टास्तास्तथा जग्मुः शीतांशुभवनं तदा । तथापि सोमो भगवान् पुनरेव महीपते ॥
Word by Word
विसृष्टाःreleased, let go
विसृष्टाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविसृज् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
जम्मुःJammu (proper name/place-name)
जम्मुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजम्मु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
शीतांशु-भवनम्the abode of the moon
शीतांशु-भवनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभवन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
तथाeven so, nevertheless (in this context)
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सोमःSoma; the Moon
सोमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
भगवान्the blessed/lordly one
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
महीपतेO king (lord of the earth)
महीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपतिः (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaS
Soma (Moon-god)Ś
Śītāṃśubhavana (abode of the Moon)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 verse highlights that divine forces (here, Soma) may withdraw and yet return again, implying that cosmic order operates through recurring intervention aligned with a higher purpose rather than a one-time, linear action.
After certain beings are released, they proceed to the Moon’s abode; nevertheless, Soma himself returns again, marking a shift or continuation in the episode where Soma’s presence becomes relevant once more.