Shloka 9

अगस्त्याश्रमप्रवेशः तथा दिव्यायुधप्रदानम्

Entry into Agastya’s Hermitage and the Gift of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

ततश्शिष्यादुपश्रुत्य प्राप्तं रामं सलक्ष्मणम्।।।।वैदेहीं च महाभागामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।

Transliteration

tataś śiṣyād upaśrutya prāptaṃ rāmaṃ salakṣmaṇam | vaidehīṃ ca mahābhāgām idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||

Translation

Entonces, al oír del discípulo que Rāma había llegado con Lakṣmaṇa, y que también estaba presente la muy afortunada Vaidehī (Sītā), el sabio pronunció estas palabras.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय), adverb ‘then/thereupon’

• śiṣyāt: from the disciple
• śiṣyāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (5, ablative), Ekavacana

• upaśrutya: having heard
• upaśrutya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upa-√śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Ktvā absolutive (क्त्वा), avyaya; ‘having heard’

• prāptam: arrived
• prāptam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त, PPP), Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; qualifies rāmaṃ: ‘arrived’

• rāmam: Rāma
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana

• sa-lakṣmaṇam: together with Lakṣmaṇa
• sa-lakṣmaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह-प्रयोग) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; upapada ‘sa-’ meaning ‘with’; qualifies rāmam

• vaidehīm: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• mahābhāgām: most fortunate / illustrious
• mahābhāgām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: mahān bhāgaḥ yasyāḥ sā; qualifies vaidehīm

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; qualifies vacanam

• vacanam: speech / words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

Context

Having heard from the disciple about the arrival of Rama, Lakshmana and great daughter of the king of Videha the sage said :

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vaidehī (Sītā)

FAQs

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

Proper reception of worthy guests begins with attentive listening and timely, appropriate response—an aspect of atithi-dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya hears the disciple’s report that Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā have arrived, and he prepares to respond.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Composed readiness and discernment: Agastya listens fully before speaking.