Shloka 10

पञ्चवटी-निर्देशः

Agastya Directs Rama to Panchavati

Devanagari script

धन्योऽस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि यस्य मे मुनिपुङ्गवः।गुणैस्सभ्रातृभार्यस्य वरदः परितुष्यति।।।।

Transliteration

dhanyo ’smy anugṛhīto ’smi yasya me munipuṅgavaḥ | guṇaiḥ sa-bhrātṛ-bhāryasya varadaḥ parituṣyati ||

Translation

«Soy dichoso; estoy verdaderamente favorecido, pues este gran sabio, el mejor de los ascetas y dador de dones, se complace con las virtudes mías, de mi hermano y de mi esposa.»

Word by Word

• dhanyaḥ: blessed
• dhanyaḥ: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective of asmi

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• anugṛhītaḥ: favoured/shown grace
• anugṛhītaḥ: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu√grah (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate with asmi

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Uttama-puruṣa, Singular

• yasya: of whom/whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular

• muni-puṅgavaḥ: foremost of sages
• muni-puṅgavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• guṇaiḥ: by virtues
• guṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• sa-bhrātṛ-bhāryasya: of me along with (my) brother and wife
• sa-bhrātṛ-bhāryasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound with prefix sa- (सह) meaning 'together with'; Genitive, Singular (masc/neut agreeing with implied 'me'); sense: 'of me together with (my) brother and wife'

• varadaḥ: boon-giver
• varadaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to munipuṅgavaḥ

• parituṣyati: is fully pleased
• parituṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa, Singular, Parasmaipada

Context

I consider myself blessed and favoured by a great sage like you, bestower of boons as you have been pleased with me, my brother and my life.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Agastya
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Humility before spiritual excellence: Rāma treats the sage’s approval as grace, not entitlement, aligning with dharma of modesty.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma responds to Agastya’s welcome by expressing that the family is blessed to gain the sage’s satisfaction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Gratitude and humility—Rāma acknowledges the sage’s moral-spiritual authority.