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

അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ ഭാരത, ശുദ്ധവും വിധിപ്രകാരം സ്വീകരിക്കാവുന്നതുമായ ഫലങ്ങളും മൂലങ്ങളും ലഭിച്ചു/കൊണ്ടുവന്നു; സംഭവങ്ങളുടെ നടുവിൽ ലളിതവും പവിത്രവുമായ ആഹാരവ്യവസ്ഥയെന്നപോലെ തോന്നി।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; from there/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थान/कालवाचक)

• तु: but; indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: अव्यय (निपातः)

• फलमूलानि: fruits and roots
• फलमूलानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलमूल (समाहार-द्वन्द्व-प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• पवित्राणि: pure; sanctifying
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थकः)

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhārata (Janamejaya, addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.