Shloka 11

आदित्यहृदयम्

Aditya Hridayam Upadeśa — Agastya’s Instruction to Rāma

Devanagari script

हरिदश्वस्सहस्रार्चिस्सप्तसप्तिर्मरीचिमान् ।तिमिरोन्मथनश्शम्भुस्त्वष्टामार्तण्डकोऽंशुमान् ।।6.107.11।।

Transliteration

haridaśvaḥ sahasrārciḥ saptasaptiḥ marīcimān |

timironmathanaḥ śambhus tvaṣṭā mārtaṇḍako ’ṃśumān || 6.107.11 ||

Translation

汝は青き馬を御する者、千の炎を放つ者。七頭の駿馬に牽かれ、光線に満ち、闇をかき消す者、吉祥にして安寧を授ける者。汝はトヴァシュトリ（Tvaṣṭṛ）、マールタンダ（Mārtaṇḍa）、そして輝けるアṃシュマーン（Aṃśumān）。

Word by Word

• हरिदश्वः: he whose horses are green (sun)
• हरिदश्वः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरित् + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine; बहुव्रीहि (हरिताः अश्वाः यस्य)

• सहस्रार्चिः: thousand-rayed
• सहस्रार्चिः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine; बहुव्रीहि (सहस्रम् अर्चिषः यस्य)

• सप्तसप्तिः: having seven steeds
• सप्तसप्तिः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + सप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine; द्विगु (सप्त साप्तयः यस्य/सप्तसप्तिः)

• मरीचिमान्: possessing beams
• मरीचिमान्: समानााधिकरण (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मरीचि + मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine; मतुप्-प्रत्यय

• तिमिरोन्मथनः: dispeller of darkness
• तिमिरोन्मथनः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर + उन्मथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine; तत्पुरुष (तिमिरस्य उन्मथनः)

• शम्भुः: Shambhu (beneficent)
• शम्भुः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

• त्वष्टा: Tvashtri
• त्वष्टा: समानााधिकरण (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

• मार्तण्डकः: Martandaka (sun)
• मार्तण्डकः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्तण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

• अंशुमान्: possessing rays
• अंशुमान्: समानााधिकरण (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंशु + मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine; मतुप्-प्रत्यय

Context

"You are the possessor of seven green horses, having a thousand rays, having horse Sapta, destroyer of darkness, mitigator of the suffering of all devotees, giver of happiness, destroyer of all names and forms, the infuser of life in the cosmic egg and having the all-pervading rays.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Āditya)
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Aṃśumān

FAQs

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

Dharma is linked with illumination: the righteous path is that which dispels inner darkness (confusion, fear) and brings clarity for right action.

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya continues the Āditya-hṛdaya praise, naming Sūrya’s epithets and powers to fortify Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Inner clarity and courage—the capacity to overcome ‘darkness’ (timira) through steadfastness and sacred recollection.