Valmiki Ramayana 1.65.32 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 65, Shloka 32

विश्वामित्रस्य ब्राह्मर्षित्वप्राप्तिः

Viśvāmitra Attains Brahmarṣi Status

Devanagari script

पावितोऽहं त्वया ब्रह्मन् दर्शनेन महामुने।गुणा बहुविधा: प्राप्तास्तव सन्दर्शनान्मया।।।।

Transliteration

pāvito 'haṃ tvayā brahman darśanena mahāmune |

guṇā bahuvidhāḥ prāptās tava sandarśanān mayā ||

Translation

O Brahman, O great sage, I am purified by the very sight of you; through your visit I have gained many kinds of blessings and excellences.

Word by Word

• pāvitaḥ: purified
• pāvitaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pū (धातु) > pāvita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Kta (क्त, PPP); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicative to अहम्

• aham: I
• aham: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana

• brahman: O Brahman (sage)
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana

• darśanena: by (your) sight/presence
• darśanena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Ekavacana

• mahāmune: O great sage
• mahāmune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (महान् मुनिः); Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• guṇāḥ: qualities
• guṇāḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• bahuvidhāḥ: of many kinds
• bahuvidhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (बहवो विधाः); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; agrees with गुणाः

• prāptāḥ: have been obtained
• prāptāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + āp (धातु) > prāpta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Kta (PPP) used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘have been obtained/attained’

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana

• sandarśanāt: from (your) visit/sight
• sandarśanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Pañcamī vibhakti (Ablative/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Ekavacana

Context

O Excellent ascetic! O Brahmana! I am sanctified with your presence. I have derived immense benefits from your visit.

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma values association with the righteous: honouring the presence of a sage as spiritually purifying and truthfully acknowledging the uplift it brings.

What is the narrative situation?

Janaka continues praising Viśvāmitra, stating that merely seeing him sanctifies and benefits the king.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and teachability—Janaka positions himself as a beneficiary of spiritual guidance rather than as a self-sufficient ruler.