Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 11

अहल्याशापमोक्षः

The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration

Devanagari script

तदागच्छ महातेज आश्रमं पुण्यकर्मण:।तारयैनां महाभागामहल्यां देवरूपिणीम्।।।।

Transliteration

tad āgaccha mahāteja āśramaṃ puṇyakarmaṇaḥ |

tāraya enāṃ mahābhāgām ahalyāṃ devarūpiṇīm ||

Translation

ಆದಕಾರಣ, ಹೇ ಮಹಾತೇಜಸ್ವೀ, ಪುಣ್ಯಕರ್ಮಿಯಾದ ಗೌತಮನ ಆಶ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಬಾ; ದೇವರೂಪಿಣಿಯಾದ ಮಹಾಭಾಗ್ಯವತಿ ಅಹಲ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಆ ಬಂಧನದಿಂದ ಉದ್ಧರಿಸು.

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• gaccha: go/come
• gaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

• mahātejaḥ: O great-splendored one
• mahātejaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular; बहुव्रीहि: ‘one whose splendor is great’

• āśramam: to the hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• puṇyakarmaṇaḥ: of the pious-deeded (sage)
• puṇyakarmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (पुण्य) + karman (कर्मन्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular; बहुव्रीहि: ‘one whose deeds are meritorious’ (Gautama)

• tāraya: liberate
• tāraya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tṝ (तॄ धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd Person, Singular; causative sense ‘deliver’ (usage)

• enām: her/this (woman)
• enām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; pronoun

• mahābhāgām: most fortunate
• mahābhāgām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahābhāgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; बहुव्रीहि: ‘very fortunate’

• ahalyām: Ahalyā
• ahalyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• devarūpiṇīm: of divine appearance
• devarūpiṇīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (देव) + rūpinī (रूपिणी) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष: deva-rūpiṇī = ‘having divine form/appearance’

Context

"Most brilliant Rama! therefore enter the hermitage of the pious (Gautama) and liberate this fortunate Ahalya of divine appearance (from the curse)."

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Rāma
• Gautama
• Ahalyā

FAQs

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

Dharma includes compassionate restoration: when the time is ripe, righteousness acts to release beings from suffering and reinstate moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra directs Rāma to enter Gautama’s hermitage and liberate Ahalyā, whose condition persists under a curse until Rāma’s arrival.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s role as redeemer-protector—his presence restores dharmic balance through grace and rightful intervention.