Shloka 49

Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

तद्‌ दृष्टवा व्रीडितो राजन्‌ स मुनि: पादयोर्गत: । मेने देवं महादेवमिदं चोवाच विस्मित:,राजन! यह देखकर मुनि लजा गये और महादेवजीके चरणोंमें गिर पड़े। उन्होंने महादेवजीको पहचान लिया और विस्मित होकर कहा--

Transliteration

tad dṛṣṭvā vrīḍito rājan sa muniḥ pādayor gataḥ | mene devaṃ mahādevam idaṃ covāca vismitaḥ ||

Translation

Seeing that, the sage—ashamed, O King—fell at the feet (of the Lord). Recognizing him as the divine Mahādeva, he spoke these words in astonishment. The scene underscores the ethical force of humility: when one realizes the presence of the highest divinity, pride gives way to reverence and self-correction.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (thing/event)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• व्रीडितः: ashamed, abashed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रीडित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पादयोः: at (the) two feet
• पादयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Dual

• गतः: gone, having fallen (at)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मेने: recognized/thought, understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (the great god, Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this (speech/word)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विस्मितः: astonished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• muni (sage)
• rājan (the king addressed)