Shloka 10.21Unverified draft
तानि चास्वाद्य तेजस्वी फलानीति स्म मन्यते। अनास्वादितपूर्वाणि वने नित्यनिवासिनाम्।।1.10.21।।
Meaning
That lustrous sage tasted them and, having never tasted anything but what forest-dwellers offered, mistook them for fruits.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tāni ca āsvādya | तानि च आस्वाद्य | and having tasted those | Gerund (having done) |
| tejasvī | तेजस्वी | the resplendent one | Nominative singular |
| phalāni iti sma manyate | फलानि इति स्म मन्यते | thought them to be [only] fruits | Verb (present, habitual) |
| anāsvādita-pūrvāṇi | अनास्वादित-पूर्वाणि | never tasted before | Accusative plural |
| vane | वने | in the forest | Locative singular |
| nitya-nivāsinām | नित्य-निवासिनाम् | of those who dwell always [there] | Genitive plural |
Reference: 1.10.21 · Bāla Kāṇḍa