Shloka 49

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

असितो देवलस्तूर्णमुत्पपात पपात च । ततः सिद्धास्त ऊचुर्हि देवलं पुनरेव ह

Transliteration

asitō dēvalas tūṛṇam utpapāta papāta ca | tataḥ siddhās ta ūcur hi dēvalaṃ punar eva ha |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“大王啊，阿悉多之名的德瓦罗仙人听闻那些奉行梵祭、礼敬梵（Brahman）的悉地者之言，骤然腾跃向上，却又坠落下来。于是，那些悉地者再次对德瓦罗说道。”

Word by Word

• असितः: Asita (name)
• असितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवलः: Devala (sage)
• देवलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम्

• उत्पपात: leapt up
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√पत्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पपात: fell
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सिद्धाः: the Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• देवलम्: to Devala / Devala (as object addressed)
• देवलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devala (Asita)
• Siddhas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse suggests that spiritual aspiration or sudden exertion alone does not guarantee success; even a sage may falter, and progress often requires renewed guidance and humility before accomplished teachers (the Siddhas).

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing the Siddhas’ words, the sage Devala (Asita) attempts to rise upward but falls; the Siddhas then speak to him again, indicating a continued instruction or correction.