Shloka 59
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
Devanagari script
ततस्तु फलमूलानि पवित्राणि च भारत
Transliteration
tatastu phalamūlāni pavitrāṇi ca bhārata
Translation
ಆಮೇಲೆ, ಓ ಭಾರತ, ಪವಿತ್ರವೂ ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಗ್ರಹಣಯೋಗ್ಯವೂ ಆದ ಫಲಮೂಲಗಳು ಲಭ್ಯವಾದವು/ತಂದುಕೊಡಲಾಯಿತು; ಆ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಸರಳವಾದ ಪಾವನ ಉಪಜೀವನ ದೊರಕಿದಂತಾಯಿತು।
Word by Word
ततःthen; from there/thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् (तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (स्थान/कालवाचक)
तुbut; indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
Formअव्यय (निपातः)
फलमूलानिfruits and roots
फलमूलानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफलमूल (समाहार-द्वन्द्व-प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन
पवित्राणिpure; sanctifying
पवित्राणि:
TypeAdjective
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formअव्यय (समुच्चयार्थकः)
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhārata (Janamejaya, addressed)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 the dharmic value of purity and simplicity: even minimal sustenance like fruits and roots can be ethically and ritually appropriate when obtained and offered in a clean, rightful manner.
Vaiśampāyana continues the narration and notes the presence/provision of pure fruits and roots, a brief descriptive detail that typically marks a moment of simple, sanctioned nourishment or offering within the surrounding events.