Shloka 55

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

मोक्षधर्म समास्थातुमिच्छेयं भगवन्नहम्‌ । तस्य तद्‌ वचन श्रुत्वा उपदेशं चकार सः

Transliteration

mokṣadharma samāsthātum iccheyaṁ bhagavann aham | tasya tad vacanaṁ śrutvā upadeśaṁ cakāra saḥ ||

Translation

தேவலன் கூறினான்—“பகவனே! நான் மோக்ஷதர்மத்தில் நிலைபெற விரும்புகிறேன்.” அவன் சொன்னதை கேட்டதும் (ஜைகீஷவ்யர்) உபதேசம் அளித்தார்.

Word by Word

• मोक्षधर्मम्: the dharma of liberation
• मोक्षधर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समास्थातुम्: to undertake / to follow
• समास्थातुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-स्था
• Form: Tumun (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• इच्छेयम्: I would wish / I desire
• इच्छेयम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भगवन्: O venerable one / O Lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech / words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Ktva (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• उपदेशम्: instruction / teaching
• उपदेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चकार: he made / he gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

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Characters & Entities

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