Shloka 20
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
Devanagari script
आसीनमाश्रमे तत्र जैगीषव्यमपश्यत । न व्याहरति चैवेनं जैगीषव्य: कथंचन
Transliteration
āsīnam āśrame tatra jaigīṣavyam apaśyata | na vyāharati caivainaṃ jaigīṣavyaḥ kathaṃcana ||
Translation
അവിടെ ആശ്രമത്തിൽ ഇരിക്കുന്ന ജൈഗീഷവ്യനെ അവൻ കണ്ടു; എന്നാൽ ജൈഗീഷവ്യൻ അവനോട് എങ്ങനെയും സംസാരിച്ചില്ല—അവൻ പൂർണ്ണ മൗനത്തിലായിരുന്നു.
Word by Word
आसीनम्seated
आसीनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआसीन (√आस् + क्त)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आश्रमेin the hermitage
आश्रमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
जैगीषव्यम्Jaigīṣavya (proper name)
जैगीषव्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजैगीषव्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अपश्यतsaw
अपश्यत:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√पश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
व्याहरतिspeaks, utters
व्याहरति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√हृ (आहृ) with वि + आ
FormPresent (Laṭ), 3rd, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, at all
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (enad-pronoun stem)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जैगीषव्यःJaigīṣavya
जैगीषव्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजैगीषव्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कथंचनin any way, at all
कथंचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथंचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaJ
JaigīṣavyaĀ
Āśrama (hermitage)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 restraint of speech as an ascetic virtue: silence (mauna) can be a form of discipline and detachment, indicating inward focus and freedom from impulsive engagement.
A visitor arrives at a hermitage and sees the sage Jaigīṣavya seated there, but the sage does not speak to him in any manner, maintaining complete silence.