Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 11, Shloka 14

ऋष्यशृङ्गानयनम् — Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā

Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 11

Devanagari script

वनानि सरितश्चैव व्यतिक्रम्य शनैश्शनै:।अभिचक्राम तं देशं यत्र वै मुनिपुङ्गव:।।1.11.14।।

Transliteration

vanāni saritaś caiva vyatikramya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ | abhicakrāma taṃ deśaṃ yatra vai munipuṅgavaḥ ||

Translation

Franchissant forêts et rivières, lentement, pas à pas, il parvint au pays où demeurait ce plus éminent des sages.

Word by Word

• vanāni: forests
• vanāni: Karma (कर्म/Object of vyatikramya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• saritaḥ: rivers
• saritaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object of vyatikramya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• vyatikramya: having crossed
• vyatikramya: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ati-kram (क्रम् धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having crossed/passed'

• śanaiḥ: slowly
• śanaiḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śanaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb: slowly)

• śanaiḥ: very slowly
• śanaiḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śanaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis), रीति-अव्यय

• abhicakrāma: reached/approached
• abhicakrāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-kram (क्रम् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object of abhicakrāma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• deśam: region/place
• deśam: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to tam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (where)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/assertion)

• muni-puṅgavaḥ: the foremost sage
• muni-puṅgavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied 'āsīt')
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (munīnām puṅgavaḥ)

Context

Crossing forests and rivers slowly, the king reached the place where that foremost ofascetics lived.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• forests
• rivers

FAQs

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

Perseverance in righteous purpose: dharma often requires sustained effort and respectful approach toward the spiritually eminent.

What is the narrative situation?

The king’s party travels through natural obstacles and arrives near the sage’s dwelling place.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness and humility—approaching a sage not in haste or arrogance, but with measured, deliberate progress.