Shloka 54

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

ततो<ब्रवीन्महात्मानं जैगीषव्यं स देवल: । विनयावनतो राजन्नुपसर्प्प महामुनिम्‌,राजन! इसके बाद महामुनि महात्मा जैगीषव्यके पास जाकर देवलने विनीतभावसे कहा--

Transliteration

tato 'bravīn mahātmānaṃ jaigīṣavyaṃ sa devalaḥ | vinayāvanato rājann upasarpya mahāmunim ||

Translation

ثم تقدّم ديفالا إلى الموني العظيم، جايگيشڤيا ذو النفس السامية، منكسراً متأدّباً، وقال له—

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• जैगीषव्यम्: Jaigīṣavya (proper name)
• जैगीषव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• देवलः: Devala (proper name)
• देवलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• विनयावनतः: bowed down in humility
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय-अवनत
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• उपसर्प: approach (you should approach)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपसृप्
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), 2, singular, Parasmaipada

• महामुनिम्: the great sage
• महामुनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devala
• Jaigīṣavya
• King (rājan, addressee)