Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 37, Shloka 14

कुमारसम्भवः—गङ्गायां तेजोनिक्षेपः

The Birth of Kumāra/Skanda and the Deposition of Śiva’s Energy through Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

समन्ततस्तदा देवीमभ्यषिञ्चत पावक:।सर्वस्रोतांसि पूर्णानि गङ्गाया रघुनन्दन।।1.37.14।।

Transliteration

samantatas tadā devīm abhyaṣiñcata pāvakaḥ | sarvasrotāṃsi pūrṇāni gaṅgāyā raghunandana ||

Translation

Alors Pāvaka arrosa la Déesse de toutes parts ; ô Raghunandana, tous les courants de Gaṅgā furent remplis de cette puissance.

Word by Word

• समन्ततः: from all sides/all around
• समन्ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• तदा: then
• तदा: काल (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• देवीम्: the goddess (Gaṅgā)
• देवीम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• अभ्यषिञ्चत: sprinkled/anointed
• अभ्यषिञ्चत: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पावकः: Fire (Agni)
• पावकः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc) बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; स्रोतांसि इति विशेषण

• स्रोतांसि: streams
• स्रोतांसि: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रोतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• पूर्णानि: filled
• पूर्णानि: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally)

• गङ्गायाः: of Gaṅgā
• गङ्गायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• रघुनन्दन: O descendant of Raghu
• रघुनन्दन: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु-नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Raghu's son)

Context

O Rama! then, the Fire-god discharged the vital fluid of Iswara, preserved in his body, which pervaded all sides of Ganga and all her streams were filled with (the fluid).

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Pāvaka)
• Gaṅgā
• Rāma (Raghunandana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is the regulated channeling of power: immense tejas is not left uncontrolled but distributed through ordained channels, symbolized by Gaṅgā’s streams.

What is the narrative situation?

Agni transfers the potency into Gaṅgā so thoroughly that all her currents are filled with it.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Competent execution of duty: Agni performs the entrusted task effectively and completely.