Shloka 22

Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे ह्ुशनं त्यक्त्वा फलं तस्य वनस्पते:

Transliteration

te sarve huśanaṃ tyaktvā phalaṃ tasya vanaspateḥ

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Todos ellos, abandonando aquel alimento, tomaron el fruto de aquel árbol.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• उशनम्: Uśana (Śukra, the preceptor)
• उशनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशन (उशना)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned/left
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of that (of him/it)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वनस्पतेः: of the tree/lord of the forest (tree)
• वनस्पतेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनस्पति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• vanaspati (tree)
• phala (fruit)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even under pressure, one should exercise discernment and restraint—rejecting what is improper or harmful and accepting what is suitable for sustaining life.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group collectively abandons certain food and instead takes the fruit of a tree, indicating a shift to a more acceptable or viable means of nourishment in their situation.