Valmiki Ramayana 3.5.41 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 41

शरभङ्गाश्रमगमनम् तथा इन्द्रदर्शनम्

Approach to Sarabhanga’s Hermitage and the Vision of Indra

Devanagari script

स च पावकसङ्काशः कुमारस्समपद्यत।उत्थायाग्निचयात्तस्माच्छरभङ्गो व्यरोचत।।3.5.41।।

Transliteration

sa ca pāvakasaṅkāśaḥ kumāraḥ samapadyata | utthāyāgnicayāt tasmāc charabhaṅgo vyarocata || 3.5.41 ||

Translation

そして彼は火のごとく輝く若者となり、炎の積み重なりから立ち上がって、シャラバンガは荘厳に光り現れた。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• पावकसङ्काशः: like fire
• पावकसङ्काशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावक-सङ्काश (प्रातिपदिक: पावक + सङ्काश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (पावकस्य सङ्काशः) ‘कुमारः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• कुमारः: a youth
• कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समपद्यत: became/attained
• समपद्यत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√पद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्-√स्था (धातु) + क्त्वा/ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund: having risen/emerged)

• अग्निचयात्: from the heap of fire
• अग्निचयात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-चय (प्रातिपदिक: अग्नि + चय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अग्नेः चयः)

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-निपातवत्; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययीभाव (from that/therefrom)

• शरभङ्गः: Śarabhaṅga
• शरभङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्यरोचत: shone/splendidly appeared
• व्यरोचत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√रुच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Context

Sarabhanga then emerged youthful from that heap of fire, shining like a flame and looking very elegant৷৷

Characters & Entities

• Śarabhaṅga
• Fire (pāvaka/agni)

FAQs

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

Dharma is linked to inner purification: austerity and truth-aligned living culminate in spiritual transformation, symbolized by renewed youth and radiance.

What is the narrative situation?

After the body is consumed, Śarabhaṅga reappears in a transformed, youthful, luminous form.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The fruit of tapas (austerity) and self-mastery—spiritual radiance replacing physical decay.