Valmiki Ramayana 1.51.7 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 51, Shloka 7

शतानन्दोपदेशः

Śatānanda’s Welcome to Rāma and the Prelude to Viśvāmitra’s History

Devanagari script

अपि कौशिक भद्रं ते गुरुणा मम सङ्गता।मम माता मुनिश्रेष्ठ रामसन्दर्शनादित:।।।।

Transliteration

api kauśika bhadraṁ te guruṇā mama saṅgatā |

mama mātā muniśreṣṭha rāma-sandarśanāditaḥ ||

Translation

Oh Kauśika, que el bien sea contigo. Oh el mejor de los sabios: ¿ha sido mi madre reunida con mi padre, como fruto de contemplar a Rāma?

Word by Word

• अपि: whether
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (interrogative/particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (enclitic) ‘my/of me’

• गुरुणा: by (my) father/teacher
• गुरुणा: Kartr (कर्ता, तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (कर्ता/करण), एकवचन; कर्मणि वाक्ये कर्तृ-तृतीया

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजितः: honored
• पूजितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (‘was honored’)

• कुशिकात्मज: O son of Kuśika
• कुशिकात्मज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशिक (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुशिकस्य आत्मजः)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha (देश/स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘here’)

• आगतः: having come
• आगतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रामः)

• महातेजाः: the greatly radiant one
• महातेजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः; रामस्य विशेषणम्

• पूजाम्: honour/worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: received/obtained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि (रामः)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः; सम्बन्धे (रामस्य)

Context

O Son of Kushika (Viswamitra)! be blessed. O the best among the ascetics, as a result of beholding Rama, was my mother united with my father?

Characters & Entities

• Śatānanda
• Viśvāmitra (Kauśika)
• Ahalyā (implied)
• Gautama (implied as ‘my father/guru’ in Ahalyā narrative)
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma culminates in restoration: after wrongdoing and penance, rightful relationships may be re-established. The verse points to reconciliation grounded in truth, purification, and divine grace mediated through Rāma’s presence.

What is the narrative situation?

Śatānanda asks whether Ahalyā’s sight of Rāma has resulted in her reunion with her husband Gautama, signaling the lifting of her curse and return to dhārmic household order.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣamā and śuddhi—forgiveness and purification—implied in the possibility of reunion after a period of severe consequence and austerity.