Shloka 27

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

देवकार्याणि कुर्वद्भिर्यानीमानि कृतानि वै।पुष्पैःकुवलयैस्सार्धं म्लानत्वं नोपयान्तिवै।।।।

Transliteration

devakāryāṇi kurvadbhir yānīmāni kṛtāni vai |

puṣpaiḥ kuvalayaiḥ sārdhaṁ mlānatvaṁ nopayānti vai ||

Translation

Ces offrandes de fleurs — lotus et autres fleurs — disposées pour le culte divin par ces sages ne se flétrissent nullement.

Word by Word

• देवकार्याणि: divine rites
• देवकार्याणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘देव’ + ‘कार्य’ (acts for the gods)

• कुर्वद्भिः: by (those) doing/performing
• कुर्वद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (present active participle) from √kṛ; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; correlates with ‘इमानि’

• इमानि: these
• इमानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• कृतानि: made/arranged
• कृतानि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP) from √kṛ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; predicate adjective of ‘इमानि’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• कुवलयैः: with blue lotuses
• कुवलयैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuvalaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (prepositional adverb) = ‘together with’

• म्लानत्वम्: wilting
• म्लानत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mlānatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• उपयान्ति: attain/come to
• उपयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; with negation ‘न’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

Context

The flowers including lotuses offered by the sages while worshipping gods have not yet wilted.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Rāma
• deva (gods)
• puṣpa (flowers)

FAQs

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

Dharma values devotion expressed through rightful worship (pūjā) and purity of intention; sincere offerings are portrayed as enduring in sanctity.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī indicates another wonder of the hermitage: offerings made long ago appear fresh, emphasizing the continuing holiness of the site.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śraddhā (reverent faith) in sacred action: the sages’ worship is treated as potent and lasting, not merely symbolic.