Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 22

विशालानगरीप्रवेशः

Entry toward Viśālā and the Indra–Kṣīrodamathana Legend

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्ततो देवैर्देवदेवेश्वर: प्रभु:।प्रादुरासीत्ततोऽत्रैव शङ्खचक्रधरो हरि:।।।।

Transliteration

evam uktas tato devair devadeveśvaraḥ prabhuḥ | prādurāsīt tato 'traiva śaṅkhacakradharo hariḥ ||

Translation

Thus addressed by the gods, the Lord—the Overlord of the gods—appeared there itself: Hari, bearing the conch and the discus.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/in this way)

• uktaḥ: (he) having been addressed
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); धातु: √वच् (to speak); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been addressed/spoken to)

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थे (thereupon)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• deva-deva-īśvaraḥ: overlord of the gods
• deva-deva-īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानां देवानाम् ईश्वरः (lord of the gods of gods / overlord); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य-समनाधिकरण (apposition to deva-deveśvaraḥ)

• prādurāsīt: appeared
• prādurāsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prādur-as (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: प्रादुर्√अस् (to appear/manifest)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थे (then)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic: indeed/just)

• śaṅkha-cakra-dharaḥ: bearer of conch and discus
• śaṅkha-cakra-dharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: शङ्खं च चक्रं च धरति इति (bearer of conch and discus); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

Context

Thereupon, Hari the Lord of celestial beings extolled by the devatas appeared bearing the conch and discus.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Śaṅkha (conch)
• Cakra (discus)

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through timely protection: when beings appeal rightly, the preserver responds to restore balance.

What is the narrative situation?

In response to the gods’ plea, Hari (Viṣṇu) manifests, identifiable by conch and discus.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate guardianship: the divine role of preserving the world when it faces destruction.