Shloka 74

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः

Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya

Devanagari script

गम्यतामिति तेनोक्तो जगाम रघुनन्दनः।यथोद्दिष्टेन मार्गेण वनं तच्चावलोकयन्।।।।

Transliteration

gamyatām iti tenokto jagāma raghunandanaḥ | yathoddiṣṭena mārgeṇa vanaṃ tac cāvalokayan ||

Translation

ಅವನು ‘ಹೋಗಬಹುದು’ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದಾಗ, ರಘುನಂದನನು ಹೊರಟನು; ಸೂಚಿಸಿದ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲೇ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಾ, ಆ ವನವನ್ನು ಅವಲೋಕಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಹೋದನು.

Word by Word

• गम्यताम्: (you) may go
• गम्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद-आज्ञार्थे (passive/impersonal sense: ‘let it be gone/you may go’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-marker (इति-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन

• उक्तः: having been told
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive) ‘having been told’

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• रघुनन्दनः: Rama (delight of Raghu’s line)
• रघुनन्दनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु+नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Raghu’s delight)

• यथोद्दिष्टेन: as indicated
• यथोद्दिष्टेन: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा+उद्दिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास (yathā- as + uddiṣṭa- indicated); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘as indicated’

• मार्गेण: by the path/route
• मार्गेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• वनम्: the forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अवलोकयन्: looking at/observing
• अवलोकयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+लोक् (धातु) → अवलोकयन्त् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियासहचर (concomitant action)

Context

With his permission, Rama, the delight of the Raghu race, proceeded along the path indicated, watching (the beauty of) the forest.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Raghunandana)
• Forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Dharma as order and consent: Rāma proceeds only after receiving permission, reflecting disciplined conduct rather than self-will.

What is the narrative situation?

After being granted leave, Rāma continues his journey through the forest on the route shown to him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Obedience to guidance and mindful travel: he follows the indicated route and remains observant.