Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 15

अहल्याशापमोक्षः

The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration

Devanagari script

सा हि गौतमवाक्येन दुर्निरीक्ष्या बभूव ह।।।।त्रयाणामपि लोकानां यावद्रामस्य दर्शनम्।

Transliteration

sā hi gautamavākyena durnirīkṣyā babhūva ha |

trayāṇām api lokānāṃ yāvad rāmasya darśanam ||

Translation

ເນື່ອງຈາກພຣະວາຈາຂອງພຣະໂຄຕະມະ ນາງຈຶ່ງກາຍເປັນຜູ້ຍາກຈະເຫັນ ແມ່ນແຕ່ສຳລັບສາມໂລກ—ຈົນກວ່າຈະເຖິງຂະນະທີ່ພຣະຣາມາປາກົດພຣະອົງໃຫ້ໄດ້ດາຣະສັນ

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (प्रथमा/1st case), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), emphasis/indeed particle

• gautama-vākyena: by Gautama's words
• gautama-vākyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘Gautamasya vākyam’; Napuṃsakaliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (तृतीया/3rd case), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• dur-nirīkṣyā: hard to be seen
• dur-nirīkṣyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘sā’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + nir-īkṣ (धातु) → nirīkṣya (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛtya-pratyaya (कृत्य) -ya, passive potential/gerundive sense; Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन); meaning ‘difficult to be seen’

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्) past/imperfect, Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd person), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ha: indeed/forsooth
• ha: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), narrative/emphatic particle

• trayāṇām: of three
• trayāṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saṅkhyā-śabda (संख्या), Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग) (agreeing with ‘lokānām’), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (षष्ठी/6th), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• api: even/also
• api: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), additive ‘also/even’

• lokānām: of worlds
• lokānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (षष्ठी/6th), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• yāvat: until
• yāvat: Kāla/Avadhi (काल/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) of limit/extent; correlates with implied ‘tāvat’

• rāmasya: of Rama
• rāmasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (षष्ठी/6th), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• darśanam: the sight/appearance
• darśanam: Kāla/Avadhi-nirdeśa (अवधि-निर्देश) with ‘yāvat’
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

Context

By the words of Gautama, she became invisible to the three worlds till the appearance of Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Ahalyā
• Gautama
• Rāma
• Three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes both consequence and restoration: a curse enforces moral order, yet it is bounded by time and fulfilled by the advent of righteous presence.

What is the narrative situation?

The text explains the condition of Ahalyā’s invisibility: she cannot be seen by any beings until Rāma arrives.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s sanctifying presence—his darśana functions as a turning point that completes the moral arc toward release.