Shloka 9
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
Devanagari script
यदायमतिकष्टानि सर्वाण्युपनिषेवते । अत्यर्थमपि वा भुड्क्ते न वा भुड्क्ते कदाचन
Transliteration
yadāyam atikaṣṭāni sarvāṇy upaniṣevate | atyartham api vā bhuṅkte na vā bhuṅkte kadācana ||
Translation
成就者说道：“此人若习惯亲近一切过度有害之物，其行便失其常度——时而暴食，时而全然不食。”
Word by Word
यदाwhen
यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
अयम्this (man), he
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अतिकष्टानिvery painful/harmful (things)
अतिकष्टानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिकष्ट
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
उपनिषेवतेresorts to, indulges in, uses
उपनिषेवते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-नि-सेव्
FormPresent (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular
अत्यर्थम्excessively, too much
अत्यर्थम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्यर्थम्
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
भुङ्क्तेeats, consumes
भुङ्क्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
भुङ्क्तेeats, consumes
भुङ्क्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular
कदाचनever, at any time
कदाचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचन
Speaker
सिद्ध उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SiddhaA
a certain man/person (ayam)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical necessity of moderation and steadiness: indulging in what is harmful and swinging between overeating and fasting reflects loss of self-governance and undermines disciplined life.
A Siddha is describing a person’s destabilized behavior—seeking out harmful extremes and showing inconsistency in eating—likely as part of a broader instruction on proper conduct and restraint.