Valmiki Ramayana 1.3.6: Bala Kanda, Sarga 3, Shloka 6

तृतीयः सर्गः (Bālakāṇḍa 3): Vālmīki’s Yogic Verification and the Epic Synopsis

Devanagari script

तत: पश्यति धर्मात्मा तत्सर्वं योगमास्थित: ।पुरा यत्तत्र निर्वृत्तं पाणावामलकं यथा ।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 1.3.6

Transliteration

tataḥ paśyati dharmātmā tat sarvaṃ yogam āsthitaḥ |

purā yat tatra nirvṛttaṃ pāṇāv āmalakaṃ yathā ||

Translation

Daraufhin sah der rechtschaffene Weise—im Yoga gegründet—alles, was einst geschehen war, so deutlich wie eine Āmalaka-Frucht in der Handfläche.

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Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative sense—temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable); उपपद-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time/sequence)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु) + लट्
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• धर्मात्मा: the righteous-souled (sage)
• धर्मात्मा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) [धर्म + आत्मन्]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः—‘धर्मः आत्मा यस्य सः’

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) to ‘सर्वम्’

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगम्: yoga/meditation
• योगम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘आस्थितः’ इत्यस्य कर्म (object of ‘having resorted to’)

• आस्थितः: having resorted to / established in
• आस्थितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartā-viśeṣaṇa/Predicative to subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) + आ-उपसर्ग + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; अर्थः—‘आश्रितः/प्रविष्टः’ (having resorted to)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time: formerly)

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (correlative with ‘तत् सर्वम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun) — ‘that which’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: there)

• निर्वृत्तम्: that had happened/occurred
• निर्वृत्तम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa/qualifier of ‘यत्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु) + निर्-उपसर्ग + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘समाप्तं/समुत्पन्नं/वृत्तम्’ (occurred/happened)

• पाणौ: in the palm (of the hand)
• पाणौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आमलकम्: an āmalaka fruit (myrobalan)
• आमलकम्: उपमान (Upamāna/Standard of simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (Upamā-marker/Relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (comparative particle: as/like)

Context

With the power of yoga, the righteous (Valmiki) saw clearly, like an amalaka fruit in thepalm of the hand the entire course of events that happened in the past relating to Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Valmiki

FAQs

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

Dharma supports clarity and truthful remembrance: the past is not distorted when perceived through disciplined, righteous insight.

What is the narrative situation?

Valmiki enters yogic concentration and gains a vivid, ‘direct-seeing’ vision of Rama’s past events.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Valmiki’s yogic discipline and dharmic purity, enabling transparent perception (yathāvat-darśana).