Shloka 61

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

विलोकय पुरं मह्यं कृतार्थान्कुरु मानवान् । पावयास्मत्कुलं सर्वं रामानुज महीपते

Transliteration

vilokaya puraṃ mahyaṃ kṛtārthānkuru mānavān | pāvayāsmatkulaṃ sarvaṃ rāmānuja mahīpate

Translation

Contempla mi ciudad, oh rey, y colma a estos hombres de plenitud. Purifica todo nuestro linaje, oh hermano menor de Rāma, señor de la tierra.

Word by Word

• विलोकय: look upon/see
• विलोकय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरम्: the city
• पुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• मह्यम्: for me/to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• कृतार्थान्: fulfilled/successful
• कृतार्थान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, कृदन्त) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) → कृतार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘कृतः अर्थः येषाम्/कृतः अर्थः’ (fulfilled in purpose); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• कुरु: make/do
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मानवान्: people/men
• मानवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• पावय: purify
• पावय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु) (causative) → पावय (धातु-प्रयोग)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) ‘पावयति’; लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अस्मत्-कुलम्: our family/lineage
• अस्मत्-कुलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘अस्माकं कुलम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; agrees with कुलम्

• राम-अनुज: O younger brother of Rāma
• राम-अनुज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘रामस्य अनुजः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• महीपते: O king
• महीपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘महीपः/महीपतेः’ = lord of earth; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (a resident/host addressing Lakṣmaṇa, ‘Rāmānuja’)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कृतार्थान्कुरु → कृतार्थान् + कुरु; पावयास्मत्कुलम् → पावय + अस्मत्कुलम्.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

Who is addressed as “Rāmānuja” in this verse?

“Rāmānuja” literally means “the younger brother of Rāma” and is a common epithet for Lakṣmaṇa. The verse is addressed to him as a royal, sanctifying presence.

What is the main request being made in this shloka?

The speaker asks Lakṣmaṇa to look upon their city, to grant fulfillment to the people, and to sanctify (purify) the speaker’s entire family line.

What ethical or devotional idea does the verse emphasize?

It emphasizes the belief that the visit or blessing of a righteous, divinely connected person can uplift a community—bringing both worldly well-being (“make the people fulfilled”) and spiritual merit (“purify our lineage”).