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Shloka 17

Udīcī-diśi Tīrtha-kīrtana

Northern Sacred Places Enumeration

तत्र वृक्षतृणद्यैश्व सम्पन्न: फलमूलवान्‌ | आश्रमो5गस्त्यशिष्यस्य पुण्यो देवसमो गिरि:,वहाँ अगस्त्यके शिष्यका पुण्यमय आश्रम है, जो वृक्षों और तृण आदिसे सम्पन्न एवं फल-मूलोंसे परिपूर्ण है। देवसम नामक पर्वत ही वह आश्रम है

tatra vṛkṣa-tṛṇa-adyaiś ca sampannaḥ phala-mūlavān | āśramo ’gastyasya śiṣyasya puṇyo devasamo giriḥ ||

Dhaumya nói: “Tại đó, trên ngọn núi mang tên Devasama, có ẩn viện thanh tịnh của vị đệ tử hiền thánh Agastya. Nơi ấy đầy cây cối, cỏ xanh và muôn loài thảo mộc, lại dồi dào trái và rễ.”

तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formindeclinable
वृक्षwith trees
वृक्ष:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural (as member of compound sense)
तृणwith grasses
तृण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतृण
Formneuter, instrumental, plural (as member of compound sense)
आद्यैःetc., and the like (with other things)
आद्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआदि
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formindeclinable
सम्पन्नःendowed, furnished
सम्पन्नः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्पन्न
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
फलfruits
फल:
TypeNoun
Rootफल
Formneuter, compound-member, compound-member
मूलroots
मूल:
TypeNoun
Rootमूल
Formneuter, compound-member, compound-member
वान्possessing (suffix -वत्)
वान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
आश्रमःhermitage
आश्रमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अगस्त्यof Agastya
अगस्त्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअगस्त्य
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
शिष्यस्यof (his) disciple
शिष्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootशिष्य
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
पुण्यःholy, meritorious
पुण्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
देवसमःgod-like; (also) named Devāsama
देवसमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवसम
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
गिरिःmountain
गिरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular

धौम्य उवाच

धौम्य (Dhaumya)
अगस्त्य (Agastya)
अगस्त्य का शिष्य (Agastya’s disciple)
देवसम गिरि (Devasama mountain)
आश्रम (hermitage)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the āśrama ideal: a sacred, disciplined environment sustained by simple, non-harmful means (fruits and roots), suggesting that dharma is supported by restraint, purity, and harmony with nature.

Dhaumya points out a specific holy location—the hermitage of Agastya’s disciple—situated on the Devasama mountain, describing its natural abundance and sanctity as part of guiding or informing the listeners about the place.