Shloka 5

Agastya’s Instruction to Raghunātha (Rāma): Sin, Remorse, and the Aśvamedha Remedy

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा वाक्यं महाराजः कुंभजन्मसमीरितम् । उत्तस्थौ विगलन्नेत्र बाष्पपूरितसन्मुखः

Transliteration

śrutvā vākyaṃ mahārājaḥ kuṃbhajanmasamīritam | uttasthau vigalannetra bāṣpapūritasanmukhaḥ

Translation

クンバジャナマの語った言葉を聞くや、大王は立ち上がった。眼から涙があふれ、顔は涙に満ちていた。

Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), ‘श्रु’ धातोः

• vākyam: the words/speech
• vākyam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• mahā-rājaḥ: the great king
• mahā-rājaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘महान् राजा’

• kuṃbha-janma-samīritam: uttered by Agastya
• kuṃbha-janma-samīritam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṃbha-janman (प्रातिपदिक) + samīrita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘कुम्भजन्मना समीरितम्’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः; ‘सम्-ईर्’ धातोः क्त

• uttasthau: stood up
• uttasthau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘उत्-’

• vigalan: flowing
• vigalan: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vigalat (प्रातिपदिक; वर्तमानकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय, ‘वि-गल्’ धातोः; ‘विगलन्’ = flowing

• netra: eyes
• netra: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (समासे पूर्वपदवत्)

• bāṣpa-pūrita-sanmukhaḥ: with face filled with tears
• bāṣpa-pūrita-sanmukhaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त) + sanmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘बाष्पेण पूरितं सन्मुखं यस्य’ इति बहुपद-समासः (अन्ततः बहुव्रीह्यर्थः), व्यवहारतः विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual description of the king’s reaction)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: kuṃbhajanmasamīritam = kuṃbha-janma-samīritam (समास); vigalannetra = vigalan netra (पदच्छेद; ‘विगलन्’ + ‘नेत्र’); bāṣpapūritasanmukhaḥ = bāṣpa-pūrita-sanmukhaḥ (समास)

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhajanma (Agastya)
• Mahārāja (the king)

FAQs

Who is meant by “Kumbhajanma” in this verse?

“Kumbhajanma” (“born of a pot”) is a well-known epithet of the sage Agastya, indicating that the king is responding to Agastya’s spoken words.

What emotion is emphasized by the verse’s imagery?

The verse highlights overwhelming grief, reverence, or devotional intensity—shown by the king rising immediately, with tears streaming from his eyes and his face drenched in tears.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is implied by the king’s response?

It implies humility and receptivity to sacred counsel: the king’s tearful reaction and immediate rising show deep respect for the sage’s instruction and a softened, transformed heart.