Shloka 24
बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya
Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī
Devanagari script
।। तत्र स्नात्वा च दत्त्वा च वसूनि विविधानि च
Transliteration
tatra snātvā ca dattvā ca vasūni vividhāni ca
Translation
在那里，他既沐浴，又行布施——施与种种财物——完成了惯常的净化与施舍之行；即便在战后凄厉的余波之中，也以慈施来印证达摩。
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दत्त्वाhaving given
दत्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वसूनिwealth; valuables
वसूनि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
विविधानिvarious; diverse
विविधानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed through purification and dāna (charitable giving): after undertaking a cleansing act, one should also support others through gifts, reinforcing moral order even in difficult times.
The narrator describes someone at a particular location performing a ritual bath and then distributing various forms of wealth as gifts—standard dharmic observances that often accompany travel, sacred visits, or post-event rites.