Shloka 8
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
Devanagari script
अनवाप्य शमं तत्र कृष्ण: पुरुषसत्तम: | आगच्छत महाबाहुरुपप्लव्यं जनाधिप
Transliteration
anavāpya śamaṃ tatra kṛṣṇaḥ puruṣasattamaḥ | āgacchat mahābāhur upaplavyaṃ janādhipa naraśvara ||
Translation
अनवाप्य शमं तत्र कृष्णः पुरुषसत्तमः । आगच्छत महाबाहुरुपप्लव्यं जनाधिप ॥
Word by Word
अनवाप्यnot having obtained
अनवाप्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्-√आप् (आप्नुयात्) (न + अवाप्य)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from √आप् with negation; indeclinable
शमम्peace, settlement
शमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
FormAdverb
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषसत्तमःbest of men
पुरुषसत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषसत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आगच्छत्came, returned
आगच्छत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√गम् (गच्छति)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उपप्लव्यम्to Upaplavya (place-name)
उपप्लव्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपप्लव्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जनाधिपO lord of the people
जनाधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootजनाधिप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नरेश्वरO king, lord of men
नरेश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootनरेश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaK
KṛṣṇaU
UpaplavyaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Peace requires receptivity to righteous counsel; even the best-intentioned mediation fails when rulers reject wise advice, increasing moral accountability for the ensuing conflict.
Kṛṣṇa, after attempting to bring about śama (peace) and not succeeding, returns to the Pāṇḍavas’ base at Upaplavya; the narrator Vaiśampāyana reports this to the kingly listener.