Shloka 1

अगस्त्याश्रमप्रवेशः तथा दिव्यायुधप्रदानम्

Entry into Agastya’s Hermitage and the Gift of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

सप्रविश्याऽश्रमपदं लक्ष्मणो राघवानुजः।अगस्त्यशिष्यमासाद्य वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह।।।।

Transliteration

sa praviśyāśramapadaṃ lakṣmaṇo rāghavānujaḥ | agastyaśiṣyam āsādya vākyam etad uvāca ha ||

Translation

Lakṣmaṇa, der jüngere Bruder Rāmas, betrat den Bereich des Āśrama und, einem Schüler Agastyas begegnend, sprach diese Worte.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1), Ekavacana (singular); pronoun

• praviśya: having entered
• praviśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya absolutive (क्त्वा, gerund), avyaya; ‘having entered’

• āśramapadam: the hermitage-site
• āśramapadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama-pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana (singular); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: āśramasya padam

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1), Ekavacana (singular)

• rāghava-anujaḥ: younger brother of Rāghava
• rāghava-anujaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava + anuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: rāghavasya anujaḥ

• agastya-śiṣyam: Agastya's disciple
• agastya-śiṣyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya + śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: agastyasya śiṣyam

• āsādya: having met
• āsādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√sad (सद् धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having met/approached’

• vākyam: words / statement
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally with vākyam

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• ha: indeed / (narrative particle)
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Smaraṇa/iti-vṛtta-nipāta (निपात), narrative particle

Context

Lakshmana, the younger brother of Rama, entered the hermitage of Agastya and met one of his disciples and said to him these words :

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Agastya
• Ashrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

Approaching holy persons and places with proper conduct: entry into an āśrama is framed as a respectful movement toward guidance and service.

What is the narrative situation?

The story transitions to Sarga 12: Lakshmana enters Agastya’s hermitage and initiates conversation with the sage’s disciple.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Service-oriented readiness: Lakshmana takes initiative in the proper protocol of meeting the āśrama community.