Shloka 22

Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)

Devanagari script

त्रिलोककिक्रमे ब्रह्मन्नुत्तरां दिशमाश्रितम्‌ । अत्र राज्ञा मरुत्तेन यज्ञेनेष्ट द्विजोत्तम

Transliteration

trilokakikrame brahmann uttarāṁ diśam āśritam | atra rājñā maruttena yajñeneṣṭa dvijottama

Translation

Wika ni Yuparṇa: “O Brahmin, ang lupang ito’y nasa hilagang panig, bantog bilang pook na ‘sumasaklaw sa tatlong daigdig.’ Dito, O pinakamainam sa mga dalawang-ulit na isinilang, minsang nagsagawa si Haring Marutta ng isang dakilang paghahandog.”

Word by Word

• त्रिलोककिक्रमे: in (the place called) Trilokakikrama
• त्रिलोककिक्रमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिलोककिक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ब्रह्मन्: O brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उत्तराम्: northern
• उत्तराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आश्रितम्: having resorted to / situated in
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त, Passive (past participle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मरुत्तेन: by Marutta
• मरुत्तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यज्ञेन: by/with a sacrifice
• यज्ञेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• इष्टः: was worshipped / was honored (by sacrifice)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त, Passive (past participle)

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yuparṇa
• Brahmin (addressed interlocutor)
• Uttarā diś (northern quarter)
• King Marutta
• Yajña (sacrificial rite)