Shloka 18

तृतीयः सर्गः (Bālakāṇḍa 3): Vālmīki’s Yogic Verification and the Epic Synopsis

Devanagari script

दर्शनं शरभङ्गस्य सुतीक्ष्णेन समागमम् ।अनसूयासहास्यामप्यङ्गरागस्य चार्पणम् ।।।।

Transliteration

darśanaṃ śarabhaṅgasya sutīkṣṇena samāgamam |

anasūyā-sahāsyām apy aṅgarāgasya cārpaṇam ||

Translation

उन्होंने शरभङ्ग के दर्शन, सुतीक्ष्ण से समागम, तथा अनसूया के आश्रम में सीता के साथ हुए प्रसंग—सुगन्धित अङ्गराग के दान और लेपन—का भी वर्णन किया।

Word by Word

• दर्शनम्: seeing; audience; meeting
• दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म) — enumerated object/topic
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• शरभङ्गस्य: of Śarabhaṅga
• शरभङ्गस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• सुतीक्ष्णेन: with Sūtīkṣṇa
• सुतीक्ष्णेन: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह) — accompaniment
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतीक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• समागमम्: meeting; encounter
• समागमम्: Karma (कर्म) — enumerated object/topic
• Type: Noun
• Root: समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• अनसूया-सहास्याम्: companionship with Anasūyā
• अनसूया-सहास्याम्: Karma (कर्म) — enumerated object/topic
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक) + सहास्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः (anasūyā-sahāsyā = companionship with Anasūyā)

• अपि: also
• अपि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: 'also; even')

• अङ्ग-रागस्य: of body-unguents
• अङ्ग-रागस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + राग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः (aṅga-rāga = body-unguent)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अर्पणम्: offering; application
• अर्पणम्: Karma (कर्म) — enumerated object/topic
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

Context

(He described) Rama's meeting with (sage) Sarabhanga and his arrival at Sutikshna's, Sita's companionship with Anasuya and anointing of fragrant unguents to her body.

Characters & Entities

• Śarabhaṅga
• Sutīkṣṇa
• Anasūyā
• Sītā (implied by Anasūyā context)

FAQs

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

Dharma is nurtured through saintly association: the forest exile becomes a space of guidance, purity, and strengthening of character.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma’s party meets revered sages; Sītā spends time with Anasūyā and receives auspicious unguents.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s modesty and grace, and the household-sage ideal embodied by Anasūyā—care that supports dharma in hardship.