Shloka 32

Agastya’s Instruction to Raghunātha (Rāma): Sin, Remorse, and the Aśvamedha Remedy

Devanagari script

सप्ततंतुर्महीभर्त्रा त्वया साध्यो मनीषिणा । महासमृद्धियुक्तेन महाबलसुशालिना

Transliteration

saptataṃturmahībhartrā tvayā sādhyo manīṣiṇā | mahāsamṛddhiyuktena mahābalasuśālinā

Translation

হে মনীষী, মহাসমৃদ্ধিসম্পন্ন, মহাবলশালী আৰু সুশীল—তুমি মহীভৰ্তা (ৰাজা)ৰ বাবে ‘সপ্ততন্তু’ কৰ্ম সম্পাদন কৰিবলৈ সক্ষম।

Word by Word

• सप्ततन्तुः: the seven-threaded (sacrifice/rite)
• सप्ततन्तुः: Karta/Pratipādya (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + तन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सप्त (संख्या) + तन्तु (द्विगु)

• महीभर्त्रा: by the ruler of the earth
• महीभर्त्रा: Kartr̥/Agent-instrumental (Agent/कर्ता-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—महीम् भर्ता (उपपद/तत्पुरुष)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr̥/Agent-instrumental (Agent/कर्ता-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• साध्यः: to be accomplished
• साध्यः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त—यत्/ण्यत् (gerundive/future passive participle sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मनीषिणा: by the wise one
• मनीषिणा: Kartr̥/Agent-instrumental (Agent/कर्ता-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महासमृद्धियुक्तेन: endowed with great prosperity
• महासमृद्धियुक्तेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + समृद्धि + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—महती समृद्धिः (कर्मधारय) + युक्त (तत्पुरुष: समृद्ध्या युक्त)

• महाबलसुशालिना: with great strength and good conduct
• महाबलसुशालिना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल + सुशालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—महा-बल (कर्मधारय) + सुशालिन् (बहुविशेषण-समाहार)

Speaker

Unspecified (context not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्ततंतुर्महीभर्त्रा → सप्ततन्तुः महीभर्त्रा (विसर्ग-लोप + म्); समास-रूपाणि: सप्ततन्तुः (द्विगु), महीभर्त्रा (तत्पुरुष)

FAQs

What is meant by “saptatantuḥ” in this verse?

Literally “seven-threaded” or “sevenfold weaving,” it is a figurative expression for a complex task or multi-stranded undertaking that the wise person is deemed capable of completing.

Who is “mahī-bhartā” (supporter of the earth) referring to?

A conventional epithet for a king or ruler—one who upholds and protects the realm, metaphorically ‘supporting the earth.’

What ethical lesson does the verse emphasize?

It highlights the ideal combination of wisdom, prosperity/resources, strength, and good conduct as qualifications for successfully accomplishing demanding duties in service of rightful authority.