Shloka 16

अहल्याशापमोक्षः

The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration

Devanagari script

शापस्यान्तमुपागम्य तेषां दर्शनमागता।।।।राघवौ तु ततस्तस्या: पादौ जगृहतुस्तदा।

Transliteration

śāpasyāntam upāgamya teṣāṃ darśanam āgatā |

rāghavau tu tatas tasyāḥ pādau jagṛhatus tadā ||

Translation

શાપનો અંત આવી પહોંચતાં તે તેમની નજરે આવી. ત્યારે બંને રાઘવો એ ક્ષણે ભક્તિપૂર્વક તેના ચરણો પકડી પ્રણામ કર્યા.

Word by Word

• śāpasya: of the curse
• śāpasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (षष्ठी/6th), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• antam: end
• antam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (द्वितीया/2nd), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• upāgamya: having reached
• upāgamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय/ल्यप्), ‘having reached/approached’

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग) (generic), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (षष्ठी/6th), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• darśanam: sight/appearance
• darśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (द्वितीया/2nd), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• āgatā: came/attained
• āgatā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त/PPP) used predicatively; Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); ‘has come/attained’ (agreeing with implied ‘sā’)

• rāghavau: the two Rāghavas (Rama and Lakshmana)
• rāghavau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (प्रथमा/1st), Dvivacana (द्विवचन)

• tu: but/then
• tu: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), contrastive particle ‘but/and then’

• tatas: thereafter
• tatas: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) adverb of sequence ‘thereafter’

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (षष्ठी/6th), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• pādau: feet
• pādau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (द्वितीया/2nd), Dvivacana (द्विवचन)

• jagṛhatus: took/held (touched)
• jagṛhatus: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्) perfect, Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd), Dvivacana (द्विवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) temporal adverb ‘then’

Context

With the expiry of the period of the curse, the Raghavas (Rama and Lakshmana) speared and she became perceptible when Rama touched her feet.

Characters & Entities

• Ahalyā
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Curse (śāpa)

FAQs

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

Restoration is paired with reverence: dharma is fulfilled not only by ending suffering but also by honoring the person who is restored, acknowledging dignity and moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

The period of Ahalyā’s curse concludes; she becomes visible, and Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa offer respectful salutation by taking her feet.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and respect (vinaya): the princes respond to the moment of liberation with proper reverence rather than pride.