Shloka 7

Account of Kāmākṣā (Bhavānī) at Āhicchatrā

Devanagari script

इत्येवं न हसंत्युच्चैर्यथा मे देवरांगनाः । तथा कार्यं महाबाहो रामस्य हयरक्षणे

Transliteration

ityevaṃ na hasaṃtyuccairyathā me devarāṃganāḥ | tathā kāryaṃ mahābāho rāmasya hayarakṣaṇe

Translation

«احرص أن لا تضحك وصيفاتي السماويات جهارًا على هذا النحو. فاعمل بما يليق، يا ذا الساعدين القويين، في حراسة حصان راما.»

Word by Word

• iti: "thus" (quoting/closing)
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• evam: thus, in this manner
• evam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/adverbial circumstance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• hasanti: they laugh
• hasanti: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: has (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• uccai 25: loudly, aloud
• uccai 25: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/adverbial manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccai 25 (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• yath1: as, just as
• yath1: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yath1 (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative/conjunctive indeclinable (यथा), introducing comparison

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/ 63a 63 6dh
  2b), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic form

• deva-r143gan1 25: the divine women, celestial ladies
• deva-r143gan1 25: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + r143gan1 (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); 63a 63 6dh
  2b-tatpuru 63a: deva-n1m r143gan1 25 (देवानां राङ्गनाः)

• tath1: so, in that way
• tath1: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/correlation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tath1 (अव्यय)
• Form: Correlative adverb (तथा), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• k1ryam: it should be done; the task (to be done)
• k1ryam: Kriya (क्रिया/impersonal predicate: "is to be done")
• Type: Noun
• Root: k1rya (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः भाव्य/कार्य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicative/impersonal necessity sense

• mah1b1ho: O mighty-armed one
• mah1b1ho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mah1 (प्रातिपदिक) + b1hu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); bahuvr
  2bhi: "one whose arms are great"

• r1masya: of R1ma
• r1masya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: r1ma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/ 63a 63 6dh
  2b), Singular (एकवचन)

• haya-rak 63a 47e: in/for the protection of the horse
• haya-rak 63a 47e: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haya (प्रातिपदिक) + rak 63a 47a (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); 63a 63 6dh
  2b-tatpuru 63a: "protection of the horse"

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent narrator/dialogue in Padma Purana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: hasya

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ityeva43 = iti + eva43; hasa43tyuccai25 = hasanti + uccai25; devar143gan125 = deva-r143gan125; tvam1dau etc not in this verse.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Devaranganas

FAQs

Why does the verse mention guarding Rāma’s horse?

It alludes to the ritual context where a consecrated horse must be protected and allowed to roam without obstruction; guarding it is a duty tied to royal dharma and the rite’s integrity.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed by stopping loud laughter?

The verse stresses restraint and decorum: even powerful or “celestial” beings should maintain discipline so that a sacred duty is not disrupted.

What devotional or theological emphasis appears here?

By centering the task on “Rāma’s horse,” the verse frames service and vigilance as forms of dharma performed in relation to Rāma, aligning action with reverence and responsibility.