Shloka 151

The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu

Devanagari script

दर्शनादेव नश्यंति नात्र कार्या विचारणा । गच्छ त्वं वामनं स्थाप्य गंगातीरे रघूत्तम

Transliteration

darśanādeva naśyaṃti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | gaccha tvaṃ vāmanaṃ sthāpya gaṃgātīre raghūttama

Translation

ເພີຍແຕ່ເຫັນກໍຖືກທຳລາຍສິ້ນ; ບໍ່ຈຳເປັນຕ້ອງພິຈາລະນາໃດໆ. ໄປເຖີດ ໂອ ຜູ້ປະເສີດໃນວົງລະກູນຣະຄຸ ແລະຈົ່ງປະດິດສະຖານວາມະນະໄວ້ທີ່ຝັ່ງແມ່ນ້ຳຄົງຄາ।

Word by Word

• दर्शनात्: from (mere) seeing
• दर्शनात्: अपादान (पञ्चमी/ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (अपादान), एकवचनम्

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (no karaka)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (particle of emphasis/only)

• नश्यन्ति: perish / disappear
• नश्यन्ति: क्रिया (verb; action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (no karaka)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (locative sense; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: necessary / to be done
• कार्या: विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to be done/necessary) — ‘विचारणा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• विचारणा: deliberation / consideration
• विचारणा: कर्ता (प्रथमा/subject in impersonal construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; वाक्ये कर्तृस्थानीया (impersonal: ‘consideration is not necessary’)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: क्रिया (verb; command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (प्रथमा/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (सामान्य-प्रयोगः), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• वामनम्: Vāmana (the dwarf form/name)
• वामनम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• स्थाप्य: having installed
• स्थाप्य: क्रियाविशेषण (अव्यय; prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्थाप्य (कृदन्त; √स्था/√स्थाप् धातु, णिच् causative sense)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having installed/placed’

• गङ्गातीरे: on the bank of the Ganges
• गङ्गातीरे: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा-तीर (प्रातिपदिक; गङ्गा + तीर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (गङ्गायाः तीरम् = bank of the Ganges)

• रघूत्तम: O best of the Raghus
• रघूत्तम: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; रघु + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (रघूणाम् उत्तमः = best of the Raghu lineage)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed to identify the dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दर्शनादेव = दर्शनात् + एव; नात्र = न + अत्र; गंगातीरे = गङ्गा + तीरे (compound).

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Gaṅgā
• Raghu (dynasty)
• Rāma (implied by 'Raghūttama')

FAQs

What does this verse suggest about the power of darśana (sacred sight)?

It states that mere sight (darśana) is sufficient to destroy harmful forces or sins, implying an immediate purificatory efficacy without further analysis.

What religious act is being instructed in this verse?

The verse instructs the establishment/installation (sthāpana) of Vāmana—i.e., setting up worship of Vāmana—specifically on the bank of the Gaṅgā, highlighting tīrtha-centered devotion.

What is the ethical or practical lesson conveyed by “no need for deliberation here”?

It emphasizes decisive action in a righteous, scripturally sanctioned duty—when the path is clear, one should proceed without hesitation.