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

ਉੱਥੇ ਆਸ਼ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੈਠੇ ਜੈਗੀਸ਼ਵ੍ਯ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਵੇਖਿਆ; ਪਰ ਜੈਗੀਸ਼ਵ੍ਯ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਨਾਲ ਕਿਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਵੀ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ—ਉਹ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਮੌਨ ਰਿਹਾ।

Word by Word

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन (√आस् + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• जैगीषव्यम्: Jaigīṣavya (proper name)
• जैगीषव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपश्यत: saw
• अपश्यत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• व्याहरति: speaks, utters
• व्याहरति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (आहृ) with वि + आ
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 3rd, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (enad-pronoun stem)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जैगीषव्यः: Jaigīṣavya
• जैगीषव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कथंचन: in any way, at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Jaigīṣavya
• Āśrama (hermitage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.