Shloka 46
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
Devanagari script
त॑ं प्रहस्याब्रवीद् देवो मुनिं रागेण मोहितम्
Transliteration
taṁ prahasyābravīd devo muniṁ rāgeṇa mohitam
Translation
那位神明含笑，对那被贪爱（rāga）所迷惑的仙人说道。
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रहस्यhaving laughed
प्रहस्य:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootप्रहस् (धातु: हस्)
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मुनिम्the sage
मुनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रागेणby passion/attachment
रागेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मोहितम्deluded/infatuated
मोहितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमोहित (कृदन्त; धातु: मुह्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
devaḥ (a divine being)M
muni (a sage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how rāga (passionate attachment) produces moha (delusion), impairing judgment; the divine speaker’s smile frames the coming instruction as a corrective, urging clarity and self-mastery over desire.
A divine figure, smiling, speaks to a sage who is presently overcome by passion and confusion—setting up a moment of admonition or guidance where the sage’s compromised state is explicitly noted.