Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 37, Shloka 6

कुमारसम्भवः—गङ्गायां तेजोनिक्षेपः

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

Devanagari script

शैल पुत्र्या यदुक्तं तन्न प्रजास्यथ पत्निषु ।तस्या वचनमक्लिष्टं सत्यमेतन्न संशय:।।1.37.6।।

Transliteration

śaila-putryā yad uktaṃ tan na prajāsyatha patnīṣu | tasyā vacanam akliṣṭaṃ satyam etan na saṃśayaḥ || 1.37.6 ||

Translation

Ce qu’a déclaré la Fille de la Montagne (Umā) demeure ferme : parmi vos épouses, vous n’engendrerez point de descendance. Sa parole est sans défaillance ; c’est la vérité, sans aucun doute.

Word by Word

• śailaputryā: by the mountain's daughter (Umā)
• śailaputryā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila-putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: śailasya putrī (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• yat: whatever which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; correlates with tat

• uktam: said
• uktam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• prajāsyatha: you will beget (progeny)
• prajāsyatha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• patniṣu: among (your) wives
• patniṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Feminine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• vacanam: statement
• vacanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• akliṣṭam: unfailing/untainted
• akliṣṭam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kliṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; adjective qualifying vacanam

• satyam: true
• satyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• na: no
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya negation particle

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Characters & Entities

• Umā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

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

Satya: a truthful, binding declaration—especially from a divine source—is treated as inviolable and must be accepted as a moral and cosmic fact.

What is the narrative situation?

Brahmā affirms Umā’s decisive statement that Agni will not generate children through his wives, setting the conditions for the unusual birth of the gods’ future commander.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence for truth and decree: the gods are guided to accept a higher moral-cosmic order rather than insist on ordinary expectations.