Shloka 17

मारीचाश्रमगमनम्

Ravana’s Journey to Maricha’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

सेवितं देवपन्तीभिश्श्रीमतीभिश्श्रियाऽऽवृतम्।देवदानवसङ्घैश्च चरितं त्वमृताशिभिः।।।।

Transliteration

sevitaṃ devapatnībhiḥ śrīmatībhiḥ śriyāvṛtam |

devadānavasaṅghaiś ca caritaṃ tv amṛtāśibhiḥ ||3.35.17||

Translation

そこは栄光ある神々の妃たちに親しく訪れられ、吉祥の輝きに包まれていた。さらに甘露（アムリタ）を食として生きる神々とダーナヴァの群れが行き交っていた。

Word by Word

• haṃsa-krauñca-plava-ākīrṇam: filled with swans, krauñcas, and plavas
• haṃsa-krauñca-plava-ākīrṇam: Karma (कर्म / Object; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: haṃsa + krauñca + plava + ākīrṇa (√kṝ/√kṛ? here √kṝ 'to scatter' in ākīrṇa as PPP; treated as pratipadika) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय in ākīrṇa); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् — 'strewn/filled with swans, krauñcas, and plavas'

• sārasaiḥ: by sārasa birds (cranes)
• sārasaiḥ: Karaṇa (करणम् / Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• sampraṇāditam: resounding
• sampraṇāditam: Karma (कर्म / Patient; implied 'it')
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√nad (नद् धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि — 'resounding'

• vaiḍhūrya-prastaram: a bed/expanse of vaidūrya stones
• vaiḍhūrya-prastaram: Karma (कर्म / Object; apposition/descriptor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiḍhūrya + prastara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; 'vaiḍhūryasya prastaraḥ' (a stretch/bed of vaidūrya stones)

• ramyam: delightful
• ramyam: Karma (कर्म / Object; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• snigdham: shining/smooth
• snigdham: Karma (कर्म / Object; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snigdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् — 'smooth/shining'

• sāgara-tejasā: by the radiance of the sea
• sāgara-tejasā: Karaṇa (करणम् / Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; 'sāgarasya tejasā' (by the sea's radiance)

Context

(The place was) full of apsaras in their thousands and paragons of beauty adorned with divine ornaments and garlands, and experts in love-sports.

Characters & Entities

• devas (gods)
• dānavas
• amṛta (nectar)

FAQs

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

The verse suggests a cosmic order where divine beings move within a realm of splendor. Dharma here is the maintenance of rightful order—when violated (through arrogance or harm), even the mighty fall from śrī (legitimate prosperity).

What is the narrative situation?

The landscape is characterized as a divine resort, visited by goddesses and traversed by gods and dānavas, heightening the grandeur of the setting through celestial associations.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The implied virtue is śrī aligned with dharma—prosperity and glory that are sustained by rightful conduct, not by coercion or deceit.