Shloka 30

The Origin of the Daṇḍaka Forest and Rāma’s Dharma-Judgment

Vulture vs. Owl

Devanagari script

भार्गवस्य सुतां विद्धि शुक्रस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः । अरजां नाम राजेंद्र ज्येष्ठामाश्रमवासिनः

Transliteration

bhārgavasya sutāṃ viddhi śukrasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ | arajāṃ nāma rājeṃdra jyeṣṭhāmāśramavāsinaḥ

Translation

ইয়াক ভৃগুবংশৰ কন্যা বুলি জানিবা—শুক্ৰৰ, যাৰ কৰ্ম অকলিষ্ট। হে ৰাজেন্দ্ৰ, তাইৰ নাম অৰজা; আশ্ৰমবাসীসকলৰ মাজত তাই জ্যেষ্ঠা।

Word by Word

• भार्गवस्य: of Bhārgava
• भार्गवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विद्धि: know (you)
• विद्धि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• शुक्रस्य: of Śukra
• शुक्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अ-क्लिष्ट-कर्मणः: of the unwearied-in-action
• अ-क्लिष्ट-कर्मणः: विशेषण (to ‘शुक्रस्य’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + क्लिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-तत्पुरुष-समास (‘not afflicted in deeds’), पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — ‘शुक्रस्य’ विशेषण

• अरजाम्: Arajā (name)
• अरजाम्: कर्म (Apposition to ‘सुताम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: विशेषणसूचक (Name-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle indicating name/नाम-निपात)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• ज्येष्ठाम्: eldest
• ज्येष्ठाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘सुताम्/अरजाम्’ विशेषण

• आश्रम-वासिनः: of the hermit/ashram-dweller
• आश्रम-वासिनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive; ‘of the ashram-dweller’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘ashram-dweller’), पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — ‘whose (of the) ashram-dweller’

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in the excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शुक्रस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः = शुक्रस्य + अक्लिष्टकर्मणः; ज्येष्ठामाश्रमवासिनः = ज्येष्ठाम् + आश्रमवासिनः.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Śukra
• Arajā

FAQs

Who is identified in this verse, and what lineage is emphasized?

The verse identifies Arajā as a daughter in the Bhārgava (Bhṛgu) line, specifically connected to Śukra, highlighting a rishi-genealogical context.

What does the epithet “akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ” imply about Śukra?

It portrays Śukra as one whose actions are not afflicted or tainted—suggesting steadiness, purity of conduct, or untroubled effectiveness in his works.

What is the social or ethical setting implied by “āśramavāsinaḥ”?

It implies an āśrama-based setting (hermitage life) that values disciplined living, learning, and spiritual practice; Arajā is described as the eldest among those residing in that hermitage community.