Shloka 6

Rāmopākhyāna—Rāma–Sītā Origins and the Opening of Rāvaṇa’s Genealogy

Devanagari script

एता वाच: शुभा: शृण्वन्‌ सुहृदां भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

etā vācaḥ śubhāḥ śṛṇvan suhṛdāṃ bharatarṣabha

Translation

O bull among the Bharatas, as he listened to these auspicious words spoken by well-wishing friends, his mind was steadied.

Word by Word

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• वाचः: words/speeches
• वाचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• शुभाः: auspicious/pleasant
• शुभाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• शृण्वन्: hearing/listening
• शृण्वन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुहृदाम्: of friends/well-wishers
• सुहृदाम्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas (best of Bharatas)
• भरतर्षभ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bharatarṣabha (honorific addressee, a Bharata prince)