Shloka 47
Devanagari script
कपिलातीर्थमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहित: । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च 9९ १०8: [_ स्वान् दैवतान्यपि
Transliteration
kapilātīrtham āsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ | tatra snātvārcayitvā ca svān daivatāny api ||
Translation
കപിലാതീർത്ഥത്തിലെത്തി, സമാഹിതചിത്തനായ ബ്രഹ്മചാരി അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത്, അർച്ചന നടത്തി, തന്റെ ഇഷ്ടദേവതകളെയും വന്ദിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
कपिलातीर्थम्Kapila-tirtha (sacred ford/place)
कपिलातीर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकपिलतीर्थ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आसाद्यhaving reached/arrived at
आसाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Prior action (having reached)
ब्रह्मचारीa celibate student; brahmacārin
ब्रह्मचारी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समाहितःcomposed, concentrated
समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√स्ना
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Prior action (having bathed)
अर्चयित्वाhaving worshipped
अर्चयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√अर्च्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund; periphrastic form -यित्वा), Prior action (having worshipped)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
स्वान्his own
स्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
दैवतानिdeities
दैवतानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदैवत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KapilātīrthaK
KapilaB
brahmacārīS
svāni daivatāni (personal deities)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True religious merit is shown through disciplined conduct (brahmacarya), mental composure (samāhita), and reverent worship; pilgrimage is framed as an ethical-spiritual practice, not mere travel.
The speaker describes a brahmacārī reaching Kapila’s sacred tīrtha, bathing there, and performing worship—honoring both the sanctity of the place and his own deities as part of proper tīrtha-observance.