Shloka 223
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
Devanagari script
व्रतैश्न नियमैश्वनैव काले काले सम भुज्जते | वे सब-के-सब अन्न छोड़कर व्रत और नियमोंका पालन करते हुए समय-समयपर उस वृक्षका ही फल खाया करते थे
Transliteration
vrataiś ca niyamaiś caiva kāle kāle sama-bhuñjate
Translation
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「彼らは誓戒と規律を守り、しかるべき時に量を定めて節度ある食をとった。常の穀物や食物を捨て、苦行の掟に従って、その樹の果実のみを食して命をつないでいたのである。」
Word by Word
व्रतैःby/with vows
व्रतैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
नियमैःby/with observances (rules)
नियमैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनियम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अनैवnot at all / by no means
अनैव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन
कालेat (the) time
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कालेat (the) time
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सम्together / completely (as a preverb)
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्
भुञ्जतेthey eat / partake
भुञ्जते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaT
tree (fruit-bearing tree)F
fruit (of the tree)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic self-restraint: true discipline is shown by regulated consumption and adherence to vows and rules, choosing simplicity over indulgence.
The narrator describes a group living under ascetic observances: they renounce ordinary food and, at set times, eat only the fruit of a particular tree as part of their vowed practice.