Shloka 15

तापसाश्रममण्डलदर्शनम्

Entering Dandaka and Meeting the Sages

Devanagari script

अत्रैनं हि महाभागा स्सर्वभूतहिते रताः।अतिथिं पर्णशालायां राघवं संन्यवेशयन्।।।।

Transliteration

atrainaṃ hi mahābhāgāḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ | atithiṃ parṇaśālāyāṃ rāghavaṃ saṃnyaveśayan ||

Translation

Là, ces sages bienheureux, voués au bien de tous les êtres, installèrent Rāghava dans leur hutte de feuilles, l’honorant comme un hôte sacré.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देश-अव्यय) adverb

• एनम्: this (man), him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), causal/emphatic

• महाभागाः: great/fortunate ones
• महाभागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound: mahā + bhāga; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वभूतहिते: in the welfare of all beings
• सर्वभूतहिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-bhūta-hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound: sarva + bhūta + hita; Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• रताः: engaged
• रताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rata (कृदन्त; √ram (धातु))
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; 'engaged/delighting'

• अतिथिम्: guest
• अतिथिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; apposition to 'rāghavam'

• पर्णशालायाम्: in the leaf-hut
• पर्णशालायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parṇa-śālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound: parṇa + śālā; Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• राघवम्: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संन्यवेशयन्: they seated/settled
• संन्यवेशयन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √viś (धातु) with sam-ni- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्; imperfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural; causative sense 'made (him) sit/settle' (denominative/causative usage)

Context

Ever engaged in the welfare of all beings, the sages made Rama, their guest, sit in their leafy hut.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Leaf-hut (parṇaśālā)
• Forest sages (mahābhāgāḥ)

FAQs

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

Atithi-dharma (duty to a guest) joined with universal compassion (sarvabhūta-hita): the sages actively provide shelter and respectful seating to the visitor.

What is the narrative situation?

After approaching, the sages formally host Rāma by seating him in their hermitage dwelling.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The sages’ benevolence and social righteousness—hospitality offered without selfish motive, grounded in concern for all beings.