Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

रामश्चतुर्दशसमा दंडकान्प्रविवास्यताम् । तदाकर्ण्या हमुद्युक्तोऽरण्यं भार्यानुजान्वितः ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

rāmaścaturdaśasamā daṃḍakānpravivāsyatām | tadākarṇyā hamudyukto'raṇyaṃ bhāryānujānvitaḥ || 17 ||

Translation

«Que Rāma soit exilé dans la forêt de Daṇḍaka durant quatorze ans.» À ces mots, moi aussi je partis vers la solitude des bois, accompagné de mon épouse et de mes jeunes frères.

Word by Word

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

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• चतुर्दशसमाḥ: for fourteen years
• चतुर्दशसमाḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश+सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'fourteen years' as measure; dvigu compound used as accusative of extent (कालपरिमाण-द्वितीया)

• दण्डकान्: the Daṇḍaka (forests)
• दण्डकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural (region/forest name)

• प्रविवास्यताम्: let (him) be exiled to dwell
• प्रविवास्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वि+वस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), आत्मनेपद, तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative passive/impersonal: 'let (him) dwell/exile'

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (object of hearing)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+कर्ण् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-सम)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त; absolutive: 'having heard'

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• उद्युक्तः: prepared/ready
• उद्युक्तः: Karta-bhava/Predicate (कर्तृभाव/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्+युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate adjective

• अरण्यम्: to the forest
• अरण्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (goal)

• भार्या-अनुजा-अन्वितः: accompanied by (his) wife and younger brother
• भार्या-अनुजा-अन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुजा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष-प्राय: 'accompanied with wife and younger brother(s)'

Speaker

Narrator (a first-person speaker within the Ramayana episode as retold in Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Daṇḍaka Forest

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights steadfast acceptance of dharma amid adversity: exile is received as a mandate, and the resolve to follow the righteous course becomes the spiritual lesson.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By presenting Rama-kathā as a devotional frame: hearing of Rama’s exile evokes committed participation and service, reflecting bhakti expressed through loyalty, accompaniment, and shared hardship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly functions as Itihasa-based dharma instruction rather than a Vedanga technical point; its practical takeaway is ethical discipline—keeping vows and accepting ordained duty (dharma-niyama).