Shloka 31

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

तामुवाच ततो रामश्श्रमणीं संशितव्रताम्।अर्चितोऽहं त्वया भक्त्या गच्छकामं यथासुखम्।।।।

Transliteration

tām uvāca tato rāmaḥ śramaṇīṁ saṁśitavratām |

arcito 'haṁ tvayā bhaktyā gaccha kāmaṁ yathāsukham ||

Translation

បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះរាមមានព្រះបន្ទូលទៅកាន់នារីអ្នកបួស ដែលមាំមួនក្នុងវ្រតៈថា «ខ្ញុំបានទទួលការបូជាពីអ្នកដោយភក្តិហើយ; ឥឡូវនេះ ចូរទៅតាមបំណង ដោយសុខសាន្ត និងសុភមង្គល»។

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रमणीम्: female ascetic
• श्रमणीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śramaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to ‘ताम्’

• संशितव्रताम्: firm in vows
• संशितव्रताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃśita-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘संशित’ (well-fixed/firm) + ‘व्रत’ (vow); विशेषण of ‘श्रमणीम्’

• अर्चितः: (I am) honoured/worshipped
• अर्चितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arcita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP) from √arc ‘to worship’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate of ‘अहम्’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन (instrumental of means)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कामम्: as you please
• कामम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (accusative used adverbially) = ‘as you wish/indeed’

• यथासुखम्: at ease / comfortably
• यथासुखम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-sukha (अव्ययीभाव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् (adverb)

Context

Looking at Sabari who was steadfast in her vow, Rama said, O ascetic, you have worshipped me with devotion. You may go wherever you like (to the world you desire)

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Śabarī
• vrata (vow)

FAQs

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

Dharma is honoring sincere devotion without prejudice: Rāma validates Śabarī’s bhakti and permits her chosen spiritual completion, combining compassion with propriety.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī has asked permission to relinquish her body; Rāma responds by acknowledging her worship and granting her leave to proceed as she wishes.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s grace and fairness: he recognizes inner purity and devotion, responding with gentle authorization rather than attachment or refusal.