Shloka 19

पञ्चवटी-निवासः

Settlement at Pañcavaṭī and Construction of the Hermitage

Devanagari script

इदं पुण्यमिदं मेध्यमिदं बहुमृगद्विजम्।इह वत्स्याम सौमित्रे सार्धमेतेन पक्षिणा।।।।

Transliteration

idaṃ puṇyam idaṃ medhyam idaṃ bahumṛgadvijam | iha vatsyāma saumitre sārdham etena pakṣiṇā ||

Translation

Tempat ini suci; tempat ini layak untuk upacara dharma; dan tempat ini berlimpah satwa serta burung. Wahai Saumitra, di sinilah kita akan tinggal bersama burung ini (Jaṭāyu).

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this way)

• uktaḥ: addressed/told
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having been spoken to' (predicate of lakṣmaṇaḥ)

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय-निपात (but/indeed)

• rāmeṇa: by Rama
• rāmeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• para-vīra-hā: slayer of enemy heroes
• para-vīra-hā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para + vīra + han (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: परेषां वीराणां हन्ता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; लक्ष्मणस्य विशेषण

• acireṇa: soon/in a short time
• acireṇa: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कालवाचक (instrumental of time: 'in a short time')

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhrātuḥ: of (his) brother
• bhrātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• cakāra: made/built
• cakāra: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• su-mahā-balaḥ: very mighty
• su-mahā-balaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सु + महाबलः (उपपद-पूर्वक कर्मधारय); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

Context

O handsome one, following the directions of the great sage, we have arrived at Panchavati, a place full of blossoming trees.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitra)
• Jaṭāyu
• Pañcavaṭī (implied setting)

FAQs

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

Dharma is choosing a dwelling aligned with purity and right conduct, and accepting righteous companionship—Jaṭāyu’s presence signals protection and moral alliance.

What is the narrative situation?

Having assessed the region, Rāma decides to settle there and states they will live there with Jaṭāyu.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Judiciousness and commitment to sacred living—Rāma prioritizes a place suitable for ritual purity and peaceful life.