Shloka 7

पञ्चवटी-निर्देशः

Agastya Directs Rama to Panchavati

Devanagari script

इयं तु भवतो भार्या दोषैरेतैर्विवर्जिता।श्लाघ्या च व्यपदेश्या च यथा देवी ह्यरुन्धती।।।।

Transliteration

iyaṃ tu bhavato bhāryā doṣair etair vivarjitā | ślāghyā ca vyapadeśyā ca yathā devī hy arundhatī ||

Translation

Namun istri paduka ini bebas dari cela-cela itu; ia patut dipuji dan layak dijadikan teladan, bagaikan Dewi Arundhatī yang mulia.

Word by Word

• iyam: this (lady)
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• bhavataḥ: of you/your
• bhavataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun/polite 'you' (भवत्), Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate-noun
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; in apposition to iyam

• doṣaiḥ: by faults
• doṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural

• etaiḥ: these
• etaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma-adjective, Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; qualifying doṣaiḥ

• vivarjitā: is free from
• vivarjitā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√vṛj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; predicate of iyam/bhāryā

• ślāghyā: praiseworthy
• ślāghyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślāghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• vyapadeśyā: exemplary
• vyapadeśyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyapadeśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; 'fit to be cited as an example'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• yathā: like
• yathā: Upamāna marker (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमाबोधक अव्यय)

• devī: the revered lady
• devī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; epithet of Arundhatī

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• arundhatī: Arundhati
• arundhatī: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arundhatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Context

Both the princes, unafraid of battles, held their bows, tied the quivers and carefully proceeded towards Panchavati along the path suggested by the sage.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē trayōdaśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the thirteenth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Rama
• Sita
• Arundhati

FAQs

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

Exemplarity in dharma: a virtuous life becomes a model for others, as Sītā is compared to Arundhatī, a standard of marital fidelity.

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya concludes his contrastive description by affirming that Sītā does not share the alleged faults and is an ideal wife.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s purity of conduct, steadfastness, and praiseworthy fidelity (pativratā-ideal).