Shloka 50

Bhāgīratha’s Tapas and the Petition to Gaṅgā (गङ्गावतरण-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

स तु तेनैव मार्गेण समुद्र प्रविवेश ह । अपश्यच्च महात्मानं कपिल॑ तुरगं च तम्‌,उन्होंने उसी मार्गसे समुद्रमें प्रवेश किया और महात्मा कपिल तथा यज्ञिय अश्वको देखा

Transliteration

sa tu tenaiva mārgeṇa samudraṃ praviveśa ha | apaśyacca mahātmānaṃ kapilaṃ turaṅgaṃ ca tam ||

Translation

அவன் அதே வழியிலேயே கடலில் நுழைந்து, அங்கே மகாத்மா கபிலரையும் அந்த யாகக் குதிரையையும் கண்டான்.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तेन: by that (same)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: only/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मार्गेण: by the path/route
• मार्गेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• समुद्रम्: the ocean
• समुद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रविवेश: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• अपश्यत्: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कपिलम्: Kapila
• कपिलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तुरगम्: the horse
• तुरगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तम्: that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

सगर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sagara
• Samudra (ocean)
• Kapila
• Yajñiya aśva (sacrificial horse)