Shloka 14
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
Devanagari script
एवं विगणयन्नेव स जगाम महोदधिम्
Transliteration
evaṁ vigaṇayann eva sa jagāma mahodadhim
Translation
अशा रीतीने विचार-गणना करीतच तो महोदधी (महासागर) कडे निघाला.
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
विगणयन्counting, reckoning
विगणयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि + गण्
Formpresent active, masculine, nominative, singular
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
जगामwent
जगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formperfect (liṭ), third, singular, parasmaipada
महोदधिम्the great ocean
महोदधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहोदधि
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
म
महोदधि (the great ocean)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 purposeful action guided by careful reckoning—moving forward while weighing matters thoughtfully, suggesting that decisions, especially after grave events, should be made with reflection rather than impulsiveness.
The narrator states that a male figure, still engaged in counting or considering (vigaṇayan), goes onward to the great ocean, indicating a transition in the storyline toward the seashore or an ocean-bound episode.