Shloka 30

Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances

Devanagari script

यथासुखं जन: सर्वो याति तिष्ठति वै तदा । यातुकामस्य यानानि पानानि तृषितस्य च

Transliteration

yathāsukhaṃ janaḥ sarvo yāti tiṣṭhati vai tadā | yātukāmasya yānāni pānāni tṛṣitasya ca ||

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— اُس وقت اُس سفر میں سب لوگ آرام و آسائش کے ساتھ چلتے اور ٹھہرتے تھے۔ جسے آگے جانا ہوتا اسے سواری دی جاتی، اور جو پیاسا ہوتا اسے پینے کو دیا جاتا—مہمان نوازی ایسی منظم تھی کہ کسی کی ضرورت نظرانداز نہ ہوتی۔

Word by Word

• {'yathāsukham': 'according to comfort

• at ease', 'janaḥ sarvaḥ': 'all the people

• everyone', 'yāti': 'goes

• proceeds', 'tiṣṭhati': 'stands

• rests', 'vai': 'indeed

• surely (emphatic particle)', 'tadā': 'then

• at that time', 'yātukāmasya': 'of one who wishes to go/travel

• of a traveler desiring to proceed', 'yānāni': 'vehicles

• means of transport', 'pānāni': 'drinks

• potable refreshments', 'tṛṣitasya': 'of the thirsty person'}

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• travelers/people (janaḥ)
• vehicles/conveyances (yānāni)
• drinks/water (pānāni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic hospitality: a well-ordered community ensures comfort and basic necessities—transport for those who need it and drink for the thirsty—so that no one is left unsupported.

What is happening in the narrative?

During a journey described by Vaiśampāyana, arrangements are so well managed that people travel and rest comfortably; conveyances are provided to those who wish to proceed, and refreshments are given to those who are thirsty.