Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

प्रतिस्रोत: सरस्वत्या गच्छध्वं शीघ्रगामिन:

Transliteration

pratisrotaḥ sarasvatyā gacchadhvaṃ śīghragāminaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hãy đi gấp, ngược dòng sông Sarasvatī.”

Word by Word

• प्रतिस्रोतः: upstream; against the current
• प्रतिस्रोतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रतिस्रोतस्
• Form: Avyaya (directional adverb)

• सरस्वत्याः: of (the river) Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्याः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• गच्छध्वम्: go (you all)!
• गच्छध्वम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 2nd person, Plural, Ātmanepada

• शीघ्रगामिनः: O swift-goers; O those who move quickly
• शीघ्रगामिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्रगामिन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sarasvatī (river)