Shloka 16

पञ्चवटी-निर्देशः

Agastya Directs Rama to Panchavati

Devanagari script

धन्यस्ते जनको राम स राजा रघुनन्दन।।।।यस्त्वया ज्येष्ठपुत्रेण ययातिरिव तारितः।

Transliteration

dhanyas te janako rāma sa rājā raghunandana | yas tvayā jyeṣṭhaputreṇa yayātir iva tāritaḥ ||

Translation

ໂອ ພຣະຣາມ ຜູ້ເປັນຄວາມປິຕິແຫ່ງວົງສ໌ຣາຆຸ ພຣະຣາຊາຜູ້ເປັນພຣະບິດາຂອງເຈົ້ານັ້ນ ຊ່າງເປັນຜູ້ມີບຸນຍິ່ງ ເພາະໂດຍເຈົ້າ ຜູ້ເປັນພຣະໂອຣົດອົງໃຫຍ່ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຖືກນຳໃຫ້ຂ້າມພົ້ນ ດຸດດັ່ງພຣະຍະຍາຕິ

Word by Word

• dhanyaḥ: blessed/fortunate
• dhanyaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• janakaḥ: father
• janakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• rāma: O Rāma
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• saḥ: he/that (man)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; refers to janakaḥ

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; in apposition to saḥ/janakaḥ

• raghu-nandana: O delight of Raghu’s line
• raghu-nandana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; tatpuruṣa; address

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; refers to saḥ rājā

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• jyeṣṭha-putreṇa: by the eldest son
• jyeṣṭha-putreṇa: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; karmadhāraya; 'by (his) eldest son' (instrumental in apposition to tvayā)

• yayātiḥ: Yayāti
• yayātiḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yayāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle of comparison

• tāritaḥ: delivered/saved
• tāritaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tṝ (तॄ, धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with yaḥ (sa rājā); 'delivered/saved'

Context

O Rama, joy of the Raghu family! with the eldest son like you, your father is blessed and liberated like king Yayati.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha (as 'father/king')
• Yayāti

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the dharma of the eldest son: by righteous conduct and truthfulness, he upholds and ‘saves’ the father’s honor and destiny.

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya praises Rāma, stating that Daśaratha is blessed because Rāma’s vow-keeping elevates the father’s standing, likened to the legendary Yayāti.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s filial devotion and integrity, showing how personal righteousness reflects upon and benefits one’s family line.