Shloka 25

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

अशक्नुवद्भिस्तैर्गन्तुमुपवासश्रमालसैः।चिन्तितेऽभ्यागतान्पश्य सहितान्सप्तसागरान्।।।।

Transliteration

aśaknuvadbhis tair gantum upavāsaśramālasaiḥ |

cintite 'bhyāgatān paśya sahitān saptasāgarān ||

Translation

Sieh die sieben Meere, die sich hier versammelt haben: jene Weisen, vom Fasten erschöpft und unfähig, zu ihnen zu gehen, zogen sie allein durch die Kraft des Gedankens herbei.

Word by Word

• अशक्नुवद्भिः: by those unable
• अशक्नुवद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-śaknuvat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (present active participle) from √śak ‘to be able’ with negation ‘a-’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘तैः’ (understood: those sages)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to go’

• उपवासश्रमालसैः: by those weary from fasting-fatigue
• उपवासश्रमालसैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upavāsa-śrama-ālasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘उपवास’ + ‘श्रम’ (fatigue from fasting) + ‘आलस’ (weary); विशेषण of ‘तैः’

• चिन्तिते: by mere thought / in thought
• चिन्तिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cintita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP) from √cint ‘to think’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोके ‘चिन्तिते’ = ‘in (mere) thought’ (locative absolute sense)

• अभ्यागतान्: arrived/come near
• अभ्यागतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhy-āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP) from √gam with उपसर्ग ‘abhi-ā-’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘सप्तसागरान्’

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सहितान्: together
• सहितान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP) from √sah/√dhā? (lexical ‘sahita’ = together); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘सप्तसागरान्’

• सप्तसागरान्: the seven seas
• सप्तसागरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta-sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास ‘सप्त’ + ‘सागर’

Context

Look at the seven seas, which have reached here at their mere thought as they could not reach them due to fatigue from fasting.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Rāma
• tapas
• upavāsa (fasting)

FAQs

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

Dharma highlights mastery over desire and endurance in vows (fasting): disciplined living can yield extraordinary capacities, but it is rooted in restraint and purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī describes marvels associated with the sages’ austerities, claiming even the distant seas responded to their mental resolve.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Austerity and steadfastness: the sages’ self-control is portrayed as so intense that nature itself becomes responsive.