Shloka 443

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

Devanagari script

तपस्विनो धर्मपथे स्थितस्य द्विजसत्तम । “धर्मज्ञ ब्राह्मण! आप किसलिये नृत्य कर रहे हैं? मुने! आपके लिये अधिक हर्षका कौन-सा कारण उपस्थित हो गया है? द्विजश्रेष्ठू आप तो तपस्वी हैं

Transliteration

tapasvino dharmapathe sthitasya dvijasattama | “dharmajña brāhmaṇa! āpa kisaliye nṛtya kara rahe haiṃ? mune! āpake liye adhika harṣakā kaun-sā kāraṇa upasthita ho gayā hai? dvijaśreṣṭha! āpa to tapasvī haiṃ, sadā dharmake mārgapar sthita rahate haiṃ, phira āpa kyoṃ harṣase unmatt ho rahe haiṃ?”

Translation

“Wahai yang terbaik di antara kaum dwija, engkau seorang pertapa yang teguh di jalan dharma. Wahai brāhmaṇa yang mengetahui dharma—mengapa engkau menari? Resi, sebab sukacita luar biasa apakah yang membuatmu mabuk oleh kegembiraan?”

Word by Word

• तपस्विनः: of the ascetic
• तपस्विनः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धर्मपथे: on the path of dharma
• धर्मपथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्थितस्य: of (one) who is standing/abiding
• स्थितस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजसत्तम: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• a dharma-knowing brāhmaṇa (unnamed)
• muni (sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical expectation that a tapasvī and dharma-jña brāhmaṇa remains steady and self-controlled; sudden exuberant behavior invites scrutiny, implying that even joy should be aligned with dharma and inner discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes someone addressing an ascetic brāhmaṇa-sage who is unexpectedly dancing in great joy, asking what remarkable event has caused such delight despite his usual dharmic steadiness.