Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 3

ऋश्यशृङ्ग-आनयनम्

Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Aṅga and His Marriage to Śāntā

Devanagari script

ऋश्यशृङ्गो वनचरस्तपस्स्वाध्ययने रत:।अनभिज्ञस्स नारीणां विषयाणां सुखस्य च।।।

Transliteration

ṛśyaśṛṅgo vanacaras tapassvādhyayane rataḥ |

anabhijñaḥ sa nārīṇāṃ viṣayāṇāṃ sukhasya ca ||

Translation

Ṛśyaśṛṅga lebt im Wald, dem Tapas und dem Studium der Veden hingegeben; er ist gänzlich unerfahren in Bezug auf Frauen, Sinnesobjekte und weltliche Freuden.

Word by Word

• ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ: Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛśyaśṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• vanacaraḥ: forest-dweller
• vanacaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vana + cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (vane caraḥ), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ

• tapas: in austerity
• tapas: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (locative sense: in austerity)

• svādhyayane: in Vedic study
• svādhyayane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svādhyayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• rataḥ: engaged/delighted
• rataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ram (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः क्त (PPP) from √ram; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘engaged/delighted’

• anabhijñaḥ: unacquainted
• anabhijñaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an- + abhijña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् saḥ/ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• nārīṇām: of women
• nārīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• viṣayāṇām: of sense-objects/pleasures
• viṣayāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• sukhasya: of pleasure
• sukhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

Context

Having heard their words pleasing to the mind, he agreed to go with them. And the women took him away.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛśyaśṛṅga

FAQs

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

It highlights brahmacarya-dharma: disciplined life through tapas and svādhyāya, guarding the senses and remaining unattached to pleasures.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumantra describes Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s secluded upbringing and innocence, setting up why he can be lured from the forest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Ascetic discipline—single-minded devotion to study and austerity, with sense-restraint.