Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 13

कुशिकवंश

प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River

Devanagari script

एषा राम ममोत्पत्तिस्स्वस्य वंशस्य कीर्तिता।देशस्य च महाबाहो यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि।।।।

Transliteration

eṣā rāma mamotpattiḥ svasya vaṃśasya kīrtitā |

deśasya ca mahābāho yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi ||

Translation

ラーマよ、強き腕の御方よ。汝が問うたゆえに、わたしは自らの起こりと家系の伝承、さらにこの地の由来を語り明かした。

Word by Word

• eṣā: this
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• rāma: O Rāma
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Sambodhana vibhakti (Voc.), Ekavacana

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Gen. 6), Ekavacana

• utpattiḥ: origin
• utpattiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to eṣā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utpatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• svasya: of (my) own
• svasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka usage, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Gen. 6), Ekavacana; reflexive genitive 'of (my) own'

• vaṃśasya: of the lineage
• vaṃśasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Gen. 6), Ekavacana

• kīrtitā: has been narrated
• kīrtitā: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kīrt (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kta-participle, Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; predicate to 'utpattiḥ'

• deśasya: of the region
• deśasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Gen. 6), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samucchaya-avyaya (conjunction)

• mahābāho: O mighty-armed one
• mahābāho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Sambodhana vibhakti (Voc.), Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi epithet 'one whose arms are great'

• yat: which/that
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana; relative pronoun introducing clause

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvitīyā vibhakti (Acc. 2), Ekavacana

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• paripṛcchasi: ask (about)
• paripṛcchasi: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√prach (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Madhyama puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

Context

O son of the Kakusthas! while telling my stories, midnight has passed by. Go to sleep now. Prosperity to you. Let there be no obstacles on our way.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Viśvāmitra (implicit as 'mama')

FAQs

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

Truthful transmission of tradition (itihāsa) in response to sincere inquiry is presented as dharma—knowledge is shared responsibly when sought rightly.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra concludes his explanatory narration, stating he has answered Rāma’s questions about his origins, lineage, and the place.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s respectful inquiry and Viśvāmitra’s truthful, orderly instruction.