Shloka 6

Raghuvara’s Royal Consecration

Rāma’s Coronation and Familial Reconciliation

Devanagari script

शेष उवाच । साधुपृष्टं महाभाग द्विजवर्यपुरस्कृत । तन्मे निगदतः साक्षाच्छृणुष्वैकमनाः किल

Transliteration

śeṣa uvāca | sādhupṛṣṭaṃ mahābhāga dvijavaryapuraskṛta | tanme nigadataḥ sākṣācchṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ kila

Translation

Śeṣa dit : «Ô toi, grandement fortuné, le plus éminent parmi les meilleurs des deux-fois-nés, ta question est juste. Écoute maintenant d’un esprit unifié, tandis que je te l’énonce clairement».

Word by Word

• शेषः: Śeṣa
• शेषः: Karta (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• साधु: well
• साधु: Sambandha (Discourse/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसार्थक (approbative particle: well/indeed)

• पृष्टम्: asked
• पृष्टम्: Kriya-Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; “asked” (impersonal: ‘well asked’)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समास: महा + भाग (fortunate one)

• द्विजवर्यपुरस्कृत: O one honored by the best twice-born
• द्विजवर्यपुरस्कृत: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजवर्य + पुरस्कृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन, एकवचन; समास: द्विजवर्यैः पुरस्कृतः (honored/preceded by best Brahmins)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (that/it)

• मे: to me / my
• मे: Sampradana/Shashthi-Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (my/to me)

• निगदतः: as I relate (of me relating)
• निगदतः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निगद्/निगद (धातु/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); षष्ठी, एकवचन; “of me who is telling”

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: directly, clearly)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: श्रु (to hear)

• एकमनाः: single-minded
• एकमनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier of listener)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: एकं मनः यस्य (single-minded)

• किल: indeed
• किल: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed/traditionally)

Speaker

Śeṣa (Ādiśeṣa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tanme = tat + me; sākṣācchṛṇuṣva = sākṣāt + śṛṇuṣva (t + ś → cch).

Characters & Entities

• Śeṣa
• dvija (brāhmaṇa interlocutor)

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse, and what is the setting?

The speaker is Śeṣa (Ādiśeṣa). The verse functions as an opening of instruction in a dialogue, where Śeṣa responds to a respected brāhmaṇa interlocutor who has asked a good question.

What practice does this verse emphasize for receiving spiritual teaching?

It emphasizes śravaṇa (attentive listening): hearing the teaching “directly” (sākṣāt) with an “eka-manāḥ” (single-pointed, undistracted mind).

What is the ethical or pedagogical lesson conveyed here?

It highlights the ideal exchange of wisdom: the student asks well (sādhu-pṛṣṭam), and the teacher responds clearly and directly, while the listener cultivates focused attention.