Valmiki Ramayana 1.49.6: Bala Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 6

अहल्याशापमोक्षः

The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration

Devanagari script

अयं मेषस्सवृषणश्शक्रो ह्यवृषण: कृत:।मेषस्य वृषणौ गृह्य शक्रायाऽशु प्रयच्छथ।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 1.49.6

Transliteration

ayaṁ meṣaḥ savṛṣaṇaḥ śakro hy avṛṣaṇaḥ kṛtaḥ | meṣasya vṛṣaṇau gṛhya śakrāyāśu prayacchatha ||

Translation

«Este carnero tiene testículos, pero Śakra (Indra) ha quedado sin ellos. Tomad en seguida los testículos del carnero y entregádselos pronto a Śakra.»

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Word by Word

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); सर्वनाम

• meṣaḥ: ram
• meṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: meṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• savṛṣaṇaḥ: having testicles
• savṛṣaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (स- उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + vṛṣaṇa (वृषण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: ‘one who has testicles’

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic/causal ‘indeed/for’

• avṛṣaṇaḥ: without testicles
• avṛṣaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + vṛṣaṇa (वृषण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: ‘one who is without testicles’

• kṛtaḥ: has been made
• kṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively ‘has been made’

• meṣasya: of the ram
• meṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: meṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vṛṣaṇau: the two testicles
• vṛṣaṇau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• gṛhya: taking
• gṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यबन्त), ‘having taken/seized’

• śakrāya: to Śakra (Indra)
• śakrāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• prayacchatha: give/furnish
• prayacchatha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam/√yacch (प्र + यम्/यच्छ् धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada

Context

'This ram (which has received the share of your sacrificial offerings) has testicles. AsIndra has been deprived of his own take these testicles immediately and graft them on to Indra'.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Śakra (Indra)
• meṣa (ram)
• Pitṛdevatās

FAQs

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

Dharma here is the maintenance of cosmic and ritual order: a disruption affecting Indra is to be corrected through an authorized ritual remedy, guided by Agni’s directive.

What is the narrative situation?

In a sacrificial context, Indra (Śakra) has been deprived of his virility; Agni instructs the assembled beings to transfer the ram’s testicles to restore him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Agni’s role highlights authoritative discernment and commitment to restoring order—decisive action aligned with ritual propriety.