महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-34, verse-18

एवं संदिश्य तु प्रेष्यान्बलदेवो महाबलः ।
तीर्थयात्रां ययौ राजन्कुरूणां वैशसे तदा ।
सरस्वतीं प्रतिस्रोतः समुद्रादभिजग्मिवान् ॥१८॥

18. evaṁ saṁdiśya tu preṣyānbaladevo mahābalaḥ ,
tīrthayātrāṁ yayau rājankurūṇāṁ vaiśase tadā ,
sarasvatīṁ pratisrotaḥ samudrādabhijagmivān.

18. evaṃ saṃdiśya tu preṣyān baladevaḥ
mahābalaḥ tīrthayātrāṃ yayau
rājan kurūṇāṃ vaiśase tadā sarasvatīṃ
pratisrotaḥ samudrāt abhijagmivān

18. rājan evaṃ preṣyān saṃdiśya tu tadā
kurūṇāṃ vaiśase mahābalaḥ
baladevaḥ tīrthayātrāṃ yayau sarasvatīṃ
pratisrotaḥ samudrāt abhijagmivān

18. O king (rājan), after thus instructing his messengers, the mighty Baladeva (baladeva) then set out on a pilgrimage to sacred places (tīrthayātrā) at the time of the great slaughter of the Kurus. He travelled upstream along the Sarasvati (sarasvatī) starting from the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• संदिश्य (saṁdiśya) - having instructed (having instructed, having commanded, having advised)

• तु (tu) - then (as a transitional particle) (but, indeed, however)

• प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - messengers (messengers, servants, despatched ones)

• बलदेवः (baladevaḥ) - Baladeva (Baladeva (name of Kṛṣṇa's elder brother))

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty (very powerful, mighty, great-strength)

• तीर्थयात्रां (tīrthayātrāṁ) - pilgrimage to sacred places (tīrthayātrā) (pilgrimage, journey to a sacred place)

• ययौ (yayau) - went (he went, proceeded)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (rājan) (O king)

• कुरूणां (kurūṇāṁ) - of the Kurus

• वैशसे (vaiśase) - in the great slaughter (referring to the Mahabharata war) (in the destruction, in the slaughter, in the calamity)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

• सरस्वतीं (sarasvatīṁ) - Sarasvati (sarasvatī) river (Sarasvati (river))

• प्रतिस्रोतः (pratisrotaḥ) - upstream (against the stream, upstream)

• समुद्रात् (samudrāt) - from the ocean (from the ocean, from the sea)

• अभिजग्मिवान् (abhijagmivān) - travelled (having gone towards, having approached)

Words meanings and morphology

एवं (evaṁ) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

संदिश्य (saṁdiśya) - having instructed (having instructed, having commanded, having advised)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Gerund formed with prefix 'sam' and root 'diś'.

Prefix: sam

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Acts as an indeclinable participle.

तु (tu) - then (as a transitional particle) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

A particle used for contrast, emphasis, or transition.

प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - messengers (messengers, servants, despatched ones)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of preṣya

preṣya - messenger, servant, one who is sent

gerundive/passive participle

Derived from pra + iṣ (to send) + ya (gerundive suffix). Used as a noun.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

बलदेवः (baladevaḥ) - Baladeva (Baladeva (name of Kṛṣṇa's elder brother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baladeva

baladeva - Baladeva (another name for Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa's elder brother)

'baladev' literally 'god of strength'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+deva)

• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)
• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty (very powerful, mighty, great-strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - great strength, mighty, very powerful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, immense
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for Baladeva.

तीर्थयात्रां (tīrthayātrāṁ) - pilgrimage to sacred places (tīrthayātrā) (pilgrimage, journey to a sacred place)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tīrthayātrā

tīrthayātrā - pilgrimage, visit to sacred places

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+yātrā)

• tīrtha – ford, bathing-place, sacred place, holy shrine
  noun (neuter)
• yātrā – journey, procession, expedition, pilgrimage
  noun (feminine)
  From root yā (to go).
  Root: yā (class 2)

ययौ (yayau) - went (he went, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

राजन् (rājan) - O king (rājan) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

कुरूणां (kurūṇāṁ) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants, a prominent clan in Mahabharata)

वैशसे (vaiśase) - in the great slaughter (referring to the Mahabharata war) (in the destruction, in the slaughter, in the calamity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vaiśasa

vaiśasa - destruction, slaughter, calamity, misfortune

From vi + śas (to cut, kill).

Root: śas

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'tad' (that).

सरस्वतीं (sarasvatīṁ) - Sarasvati (sarasvatī) river (Sarasvati (river))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvati (a goddess, a sacred river), eloquence, speech

Note: Object of 'abhijagmivān' with 'pratisrotaḥ'.

प्रतिस्रोतः (pratisrotaḥ) - upstream (against the stream, upstream)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (prati+srotas)

• prati – against, towards, for, in return
  indeclinable
• srotas – stream, current, flow
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sru (class 1)

समुद्रात् (samudrāt) - from the ocean (from the ocean, from the sea)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Note: Indicates starting point.

अभिजग्मिवान् (abhijagmivān) - travelled (having gone towards, having approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhigam

abhigam - to go towards, approach, reach

perfect active participle

From prefix 'abhi' and root 'gam' (to go) with the perfect participle suffix -vas/-vat.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Baladeva.