Shloka 5

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचर्यरतो नित्यं सदा धर्मपरायण: । ततो<भ्येत्य महाभाग योगमास्थाय भिक्षुक:

Transliteration

brahmacaryarato nityaṃ sadā dharmaparāyaṇaḥ | tato 'bhyetya mahābhāga yogam āsthāya bhikṣukaḥ ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—তিনি নিত্য ব্রহ্মচর্যে রত এবং সর্বদা ধর্মপরায়ণ ছিলেন। অতঃপর সেই মহাভাগ্যবান যোগের আশ্রয় নিয়ে ভিক্ষুকের জীবন গ্রহণ করলেন।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचर्यरतः: devoted to celibacy
• ब्रह्मचर्यरतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य-रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• सदा: ever
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• धर्मपरायणः: wholly devoted to dharma
• धर्मपरायणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-परायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: from there; then
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• अभ्येत्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि-इ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• महाभागः: the fortunate/noble one
• महाभागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-भाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योगम्: yoga; meditative discipline
• योगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थाय: having undertaken/entered upon
• आस्थाय: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• भिक्षुकः: a mendicant; beggar-monk
• भिक्षुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

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Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana