Shloka 42

Devanagari script

इह राम: प्रभाते श्वो भवितेति मतिर्मम । द्रष्टास्येनमिहायान्तं तव दर्शनकाड्क्षया

Transliteration

iha rāmaḥ prabhāte śvo bhavitīti matir mama | draṣṭāsy enam ihāyāntaṃ tava darśanakāṅkṣayā ||

Translation

Akṛtavraṇa berkata: “Keyakinanku teguh bahwa besok saat fajar Rāma akan berada di sini. Karena rindu memandangmu, ia pasti datang kemari, dan ketika ia tiba engkau akan melihatnya.”

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह
• Form: indeclinable (locative sense: 'here')

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रभाते: at dawn
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• श्वः: tomorrow
• श्वः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्वः
• Form: indeclinable (temporal adverb)

• भविता: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: periphrastic future (लुट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: quotative particle

• मतिः: thought, belief
• मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• मम: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• द्रष्टा: the seer; (he) who will see / will meet
• द्रष्टा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: agent noun (कर्तृ-प्रत्यय), masculine, nominative, singular

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: present, 2nd person, singular, parasmaipada

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह
• Form: indeclinable (locative sense: 'here')

• आयान्तम्: coming
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या
• Form: present active participle, masculine, accusative, singular

• तव: of you, your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• दर्शन: seeing; sight; audience
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: neuter, stem form used in compound

• काङ्क्षया: with desire/longing
• काङ्क्षया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काङ्क्षा
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Akṛtavraṇa
• Rāma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and emotional weight of darśana—seeking a worthy meeting with reverence. It also models responsible speech: offering reassurance grounded in one’s considered conviction (mati), not mere speculation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Akṛtavraṇa predicts and assures that Rāma will arrive at dawn the next day. The statement frames an imminent encounter, emphasizing that Rāma’s motivation is a strong desire to see the addressed person.