Shloka 20
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
Devanagari script
तयोश्विन्ता समभवद् दृष्टवा पशुगणं महत्
Transliteration
tayor aśvintā samabhavad dṛṣṭvā paśugaṇaṃ mahat
Translation
அவர்கள் இருவரும் பெரும் மிருகக் கூட்டத்தைப் பார்த்தவுடன், குதிரைகள் வேண்டுமென்ற ஆவலும் கவலையும் அவர்களுக்குள் எழுந்தது.
Word by Word
तयोःof those two
तयोः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, dual
चिन्ताanxiety, concern
चिन्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचिन्ता
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
समभवत्arose, occurred
समभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formimperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)
पशुगणम्a herd/group of animals
पशुगणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपशुगण
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
महत्great, large
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)प
पशुगण (herd of animals)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
In a war-torn setting, even a simple sight—like a large herd—can trigger urgent, practical desires (here, for horses), showing how circumstances shape intention and action; ethical discernment lies in how such impulses are directed.
The narrator states that, upon seeing a very large herd of animals, the two individuals in the scene became keenly intent on obtaining horses.