Shloka 91

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः

Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya

Devanagari script

अत्र देवाश्च यक्षाश्च नागाश्च पतगैस्सह।वसन्ति नियताहारा धर्ममाराधयिष्णवः।।।।

Transliteration

atra devāś ca yakṣāś ca nāgāś ca patagais saha | vasanti niyatāhārā dharmam ārādhayiṣṇavaḥ ||

Translation

ഇവിടെ ദേവന്മാരും യക്ഷന്മാരും നാഗന്മാരും പക്ഷികളും പോലും ഒരുമിച്ച് വസിക്കുന്നു—ആഹാരത്തിൽ നിയന്ത്രണമുള്ളവരായി—ധർമ്മത്തെ ആരാധിക്കുകയും ആദരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നതിൽ നിരതരായി.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• यक्षाः: yakshas
• यक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• नागाः: nāgas
• नागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• पतगैः: with birds
• पतगैः: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pataga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सहार्थे करण

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with)

• वसन्ति: live, dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नियताहाराः: of regulated diet
• नियताहाराः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata-āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (नियतः आहारः येषाम्); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• आराधयिष्णवः: devoted to worshipping/practising
• आराधयिष्णवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā√rādh (धातु) + इष्णु (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (habitual/intentive adjective with इष्णु); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

Context

Here gods, yakshas, nagas and birds live, following the righteous path and observing discipline in food habits.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Yakshas
• Nagas
• Dharma

FAQs

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

Dharma creates a harmonizing order: diverse beings can co-exist when they live with restraint (niyata-āhāra) and commitment to righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama describes the inhabitants of the sacred region around the sage—celestial and non-human beings living in disciplined devotion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Discipline and reverence for Dharma as a shared foundation for peaceful community.