Shloka 7

अगस्त्याश्रमप्रवेशः तथा दिव्यायुधप्रदानम्

Entry into Agastya’s Hermitage and the Gift of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

पुत्रौ दशरथस्येमौ रामो लक्ष्मण एव च।।।।प्रविष्टावाश्रमपदं सीतया सह भार्यया।

Transliteration

putrau daśarathasyemau rāmo lakṣmaṇa eva ca | praviṣṭāv āśramapadaṃ sītayā saha bhāryayā ||

Translation

Kedua putra Daśaratha ini—Rama dan Lakṣmaṇa—telah memasuki kawasan āśrama, bersama Sītā, istri dharma Rama.

Word by Word

• putrau: two sons
• putrau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Dvivacana (dual)

• daśarathasya: of Daśaratha
• daśarathasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśaratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6), Ekavacana

• imau: these two
• imau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Dvivacana; demonstrative qualifying putrau

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Ekavacana; in apposition to putrau (dual sense understood)

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Ekavacana; in apposition to putrau

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• praviṣṭau: have entered
• praviṣṭau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त, PPP) used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; ‘have entered’

• āśramapadam: the hermitage-site
• āśramapadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama-pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: āśramasya padam

• sītayā: with Sītā
• sītayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3), Ekavacana

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Sahārtha-avyaya; governs instrumental

• bhāryayā: with (his) wife
• bhāryayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3), Ekavacana

Context

Rama and Lakshmana, the two sons of Dasaratha along with Sita, wife of Rama, have arrived at the hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• Daśaratha
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through proper announcement and acknowledgment of guests, enabling righteous hospitality and orderly conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

The disciple informs Agastya of the identity of the visitors and that they have already come into the hermitage area with Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Clarity and responsibility: correctly identifying persons of significance to ensure appropriate reception.