Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अहमेवाहरिष्यामि सर्वान् लोकान्महामुने।आवासं त्वहमिच्छामि प्रदिष्टमिह कानने।।3.7.14।।

Transliteration

aham evāhariṣyāmi sarvān lokān mahā-mune |

āvāsaṃ tv aham icchāmi pradiṣṭam iha kānane || 3.7.14 ||

Translation

“Oh gran sabio, yo solo conquistaré todos los mundos; pero lo que busco es únicamente la morada que aquí, en este bosque, me ha sido asignada.”

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थक; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st case, nominative)

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधान/निश्चयार्थक (emphasis/only)

• आहरिष्यामि: I will bring/obtain
• आहरिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case, accusative); बहुवचन

• लोकान्: worlds/people
• लोकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (accusative); बहुवचन

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि = महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (vocative); पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (great sage)

• आवासम्: dwelling/residence
• आवासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (accusative); एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/and then)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; प्रथमा (nominative)

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रदिष्टम्: assigned/indicated
• प्रदिष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying āvāsaṃ)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• कानने: in the forest
• कानने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th case, locative); एकवचन

Context

O great sage! I will win all the worlds myself. I (only) want to live in this forest. Allow me.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sūtīkṣṇa
• kānana (forest)

FAQs

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

Rāma prioritizes duty and appointed station over allure of exalted rewards—dharma as steadfast adherence to one’s vowed path.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma responds to the spiritual grandeur surrounding the sage by affirming his own mission and choosing the forest residence rather than extraordinary privileges.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Detachment and resolve: Rāma’s refusal to be diverted from his dharmic commitment.