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Shloka 68

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

श्रुत्वा तु वचन त्वत्तो विधास्यामस्ततो वयम्‌ | पृथ्वीनाथ! उस समय देवताओंने चन्द्रमासे मिलकर पूछा--“आपका रूप ऐसा कैसे हो गया? यह प्रकाशित क्‍यों नहीं होता है? हमलोगोंसे सारा कारण बताइये, जिससे आपको महान्‌ भय प्राप्त हुआ। आपकी बात सुनकर हमलोग इस संकटके निवारणका कोई उपाय करेंगे” ।।

śrutvā tu vacanaṁ tvatto vidhāsyāmastato vayam | pṛthvīnātha! tadā devatāś candramāse sametya papracchuḥ—“tava rūpam īdṛśaṁ kathaṁ jātaṁ? prakāśaḥ kasmān na bhavati? asmān sarvaṁ kāraṇaṁ brūhi, yena te mahad bhayaṁ prāptam | tava vākyaṁ śrutvā vayam asya saṅkaṭasya nivāraṇe kañcid upāyaṁ kariṣyāmaḥ” || 66–67 || evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca sarvās tān śaśalakṣaṇaḥ |

آپ کا کلام سن کر ہم اسی کے مطابق عمل کریں گے۔ اے زمین کے ناتھ! اس وقت دیوتا چاند کے گرد جمع ہو کر پوچھنے لگے—“آپ کی صورت ایسی کیسے ہو گئی؟ آپ کی روشنی کیوں ظاہر نہیں ہوتی؟ جس سبب سے آپ کو یہ بڑا خوف لاحق ہوا ہے وہ سارا سبب ہمیں بتائیے۔ آپ کی بات سن کر ہم اس مصیبت کے دفع کرنے کا کوئی تدبیر کریں گے۔” یوں مخاطب کیے جانے پر خرگوش کے نشان والے چاند نے ان سب کو جواب دیا۔

श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), परस्मैपदी/उभय (contextual), n/a, n/a, n/a
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
Formनिपात
वचनम्speech/words
वचनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
त्वत्तःfrom you
त्वत्तः:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Ablative, Singular
विधास्यामःwe shall arrange/do
विधास्यामः:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) उपसर्ग: वि-
FormFuture (लृट्), 1st, Plural, Parasmaipada
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formअव्यय
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Plural
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
Formअव्यय
उक्तःhaving been addressed/said to
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रत्युवाचreplied
प्रत्युवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) उपसर्ग: प्रति-
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तान्those (them)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
शशलक्षणःthe one marked with a hare (the Moon)
शशलक्षणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशशलक्षण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Devatāḥ (the gods)
C
Candramā (the Moon)
Ś
Śaśalakṣaṇa (epithet of the Moon)

Educational Q&A

The passage highlights ethical inquiry and responsible action: before attempting a remedy, the gods insist on hearing the full cause of the Moon’s distress. It models due process—understanding origins of a problem, then choosing an appropriate means to remove it.

The gods assemble and question the Moon about his altered appearance and loss of radiance, asking him to disclose the cause of his fear. They promise to find a remedy once they know the full story, and the Moon then begins his reply.