Shloka 13

त्रिशङ्कुशापः

Trishanku’s Curse and Appeal to Viśvāmitra

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा राजानं विफलीकृतम्।चण्डालरूपिणं राम मुनि: कारुण्यमागत:।।।।

Transliteration

viśvāmitras tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā rājānaṃ viphalīkṛtam |

caṇḍāla-rūpiṇaṃ rāma muniḥ kāruṇyam āgataḥ ||1.58.13||

Translation

हे राम! विश्वामित्र मुनि ने उस राजा को निष्फल, दीन और चाण्डाल-रूप में परिवर्तित देखकर करुणा से भर उठे।

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (but/indeed)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त: having seen

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to tam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विफलीकृतम्: made futile/ruined
• विफलीकृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + फल + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘made futile/ruined’

• चण्डालरूपिणम्: in chandala form
• चण्डालरूपिणम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चण्डाल + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• राम: O Rama
• राम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (apposition to viśvāmitraḥ)

• कारुण्यम्: compassion
• कारुण्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; of āgataḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आगतः: felt/attained
• आगतः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having come/attained’

Context

O Rama! on seeing the king reduced to a useless a chandala, sage Viswamitra was touched with pity".

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Triśaṅku

FAQs

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

Dharma is compassion toward the degraded and suffering; a sage’s righteousness is shown by responding with mercy rather than contempt.

What is the narrative situation?

Triśaṅku reaches Viśvāmitra in a cursed state; Viśvāmitra observes his condition and feels pity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kāruṇya (compassion): the capacity to see beyond outward defilement to the person’s suffering.