Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 51
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
प्रययुस्ते ततो भूयस्तीर्थानि वनगोचरा: । पुण्येषु तीर्थेषु तथा गात्राण्याप्लावयन्त ते
Transliteration
prayayus te tato bhūyas tīrthāni vanagocarāḥ | puṇyeṣu tīrtheṣu tathā gātrāṇy āplāvayanta te ||
Translation
随后，那些栖身林野的行者又一次启程，前往诸圣渡口（tīrtha）。他们从一处福德圣地到另一处福德圣地，投身水中浸没沐浴，以朝圣与净化使身心更新。
Word by Word
प्रययुःwent forth / departed
प्रययुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या (धातु √या)
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद) / perfect (narrative past), 3, plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
ततःthen / from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रभव अव्यय)
भूयःagain / once more
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस् (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
तीर्थानिholy fords / pilgrimage places
तीर्थानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ
Formneuter, accusative, plural
वनगोचराःmoving in the forest / forest-roamers
वनगोचराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवनगोचर
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
पुण्येषुin holy (places)
पुण्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य
Formneuter, locative, plural
तीर्थेषुin pilgrimage places
तीर्थेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ
Formneuter, locative, plural
तथाthus / likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
गात्राणिlimbs / bodies
गात्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगात्र
Formneuter, accusative, plural
आप्लावयन्तbathed / immersed / washed
आप्लावयन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√प्लु (धातु √प्लु) / causative stem आप्लावय-
Formलङ् (imperfect), 3, plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
अगस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AgastyaT
tīrtha (sacred pilgrimage places)V
vana (forest)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tīrtha-yātrā and ritual bathing as acts of purification and renewal. Ethically, it points to disciplined movement toward sacred spaces and practices that cleanse and reorient a person toward dharma.
Agastya describes a group of forest-travelers resuming their pilgrimage. They go from one holy tīrtha to another and immerse themselves in the waters, performing purificatory baths.