Shloka 34
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
Devanagari script
गड्राह्दद उपस्पृश्य तथा चैवोत्पलावने । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति तत्र मासं कृतोदक:,जो गड़ाह्द और उत्पलावनतीर्थमें स्नान करके एक मासतक वहाँ पितरोंका तर्पण करता है, वह अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल पाता है
Transliteration
Gadāhrada upaspṛśya tathā caivotpalāvane | aśvamedham avāpnoti tatra māsaṁ kṛtodakaḥ ||
Translation
గడాహ్రద తీర్థంలో, అలాగే ఉత్పలావనంలో స్నానం చేసి, అక్కడ ఒక నెలపాటు పితృలకు తర్పణజలాన్ని అర్పించేవాడు అశ్వమేధ యజ్ఞఫలాన్ని పొందుతాడు.
Word by Word
गड्राह्रदात्from (the tīrtha called) Gaḍrāhrada
गड्राह्रदात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootगड्राह्रद
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
उपस्पृश्यhaving bathed / having performed ablution
उपस्पृश्य:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootउपस्पृश्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
तथाthus; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
उत्पलावनेin (the tīrtha called) Utpalāvana
उत्पलावने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootउत्पलावन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अश्वमेधम्the Aśvamedha (sacrifice/its fruit)
अश्वमेधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वमेध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अवाप्नोतिattains; obtains
अवाप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Rootअवाप्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
मासम्for a month
मासम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृतोदकःhaving performed the water-offering (tarpana); one who has done the libation
कृतोदकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतोदक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
अजड्रिय उवाच
Characters & Entities
G
Gadāhrada (tīrtha)U
Utpalāvana (tīrtha)A
Aśvamedha (sacrifice)P
pitṛs (ancestors) (implied by kṛtodaka/tarpaṇa context)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes