Valmiki Ramayana 2.117.5 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 5

अत्र्याश्रमगमनम् तथा अनसूयोपदेशः

Arrival at Atri’s Hermitage and Anasuya’s Counsel

Devanagari script

सोऽत्रेराश्रममासाद्य तं ववन्दे महायशाः।तं चापि भगवानत्रिः पुत्रवत्प्रत्यपद्यत।।।।

Transliteration

so ’trer āśramam āsādya taṃ vavande mahāyaśāḥ | taṃ cāpi bhagavān atriḥ putravat pratyapadyata ||

Translation

Als er den Āśrama des Atri erreichte, verneigte sich der ruhmreiche Rāma vor dem ṛṣi; und der ehrwürdige Atri empfing ihn seinerseits wie einen Sohn.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• atreḥ: of Atri
• atreḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive), 'आ-साद्य'

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vavande: paid obeisance
• vavande: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vand (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• mahāyaśāḥ: the illustrious one
• mahāyaśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahāyaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः महत्+यशस्

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• bhagavān: the revered one
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• atriḥ: Atri
• atriḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (apposition to bhagavān)

• putravat: like a son
• putravat: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: putravat (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (adverbial) = 'as a son'

• pratyapadyata: received/welcomed
• pratyapadyata: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati+pad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Context

Having reached the hermitage of the revered sage Atri, illustrious Rama prostrated before him and Atri also received him as his son.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Atri

FAQs

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

Mutual dharma of respect and care: the householder/guest shows reverence to a sage, and the sage responds with compassionate acceptance.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma arrives at Atri’s hermitage and offers obeisance; Atri welcomes him warmly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s humility and Atri’s parental compassion.