The Sadguru said:
On the bank of the great tank (Bṛhattāṭaka), in a forest on the shore of the Tamraparni river, lived a certain Brahmin, known as Vedasar.
śrīsadgururuvāca
bṛhattaṭākatīre tu tāmraparṇītaṭe vane |
uvāsa brāhmaṇaḥ kaścidvedasāra iti śrutaḥ
बृहत्तटाकतीरे · bṛhattaṭākatīre — on the bank of the great tank
तु · tu — and/indeed
ताम्रपर्णीतटे · tāmraparṇītaṭe — on the shore of the Tamraparni river
वने · vane — in the forest
उवास · uvāsa — lived
ब्राह्मणः · brāhmaṇaḥ — a Brahmin
कश्चित् · kaścit — a certain
वेदसार · vedasāra — named Vedasar
इति · iti — thus
श्रुतः · śrutaḥ — known as
कश्चित् ब्राह्मणः वेदसार इति श्रुतः बृहत्तटाकतीरे ताम्रपर्णीतटे वने उवास।
on the bank of the great tank · and/indeed · on the shore of the Tamraparni river · in the forest · lived · a Brahmin · a certain · named Vedasar · thus · known as
This verse introduces the setting of the narrative, establishing the geographical and social context of the protagonist, Vedasar, near the sacred Bṛhattāṭaka tank.
