Shloka 4

अगस्त्याश्रमप्रवेशः तथा दिव्यायुधप्रदानम्

Entry into Agastya’s Hermitage and the Gift of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

ते वयं वनमत्युग्रं प्रविष्टाः पितृशासनात्।द्रष्टुमिच्छामहे सर्वे भगवन्तं निवेद्यताम्।।।।

Transliteration

te vayaṃ vanam aty-ugraṃ praviṣṭāḥ pitṛ-śāsanāt | draṣṭum icchāmahe sarve bhagavantaṃ nivedyatām ||

Translation

പിതാവിന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം ഞങ്ങൾ ഈ അത്യന്തം ഭയങ്കരമായ വനത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; ഞങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും ഭഗവാനെപ്പോലെയുള്ള മഹർഷിയെ ദർശിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു—ദയവായി ഞങ്ങളെ അറിയിക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• te: we (those)
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Bahuvacana; pronoun used for emphasis (‘we’)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā (1), Bahuvacana

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana

• atyugram: very fierce/dense
• atyugram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + ugra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; agrees with vanam; ati as upasarga-like intensifier

• praviṣṭāḥ: have entered
• praviṣṭāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त, PPP) used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘have entered’

• pitṛśāsanāt: from (because of) the father's command
• pitṛśāsanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ-śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Pañcamī (5, ablative), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: pituḥ śāsanam; ablative of cause

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Tumun-infinitive (तुमुन्), avyaya; purpose

• icchāmahe: we desire
• icchāmahe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Bahuvacana

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Bahuvacana; agrees with vayam

• bhagavantam: the venerable one (Bhagavān)
• bhagavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; honorific

• nivedyatām: let (it) be reported
• nivedyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (विद् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative), Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; passive/impersonal sense: ‘let it be reported’

Context

You are king of all the worlds, a follower of dharma, a great warrior worthy of worship and an esteemed self. O Rama you are such a dear guest come to me.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• forest (Daṇḍaka/Aranya setting)

FAQs

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

Pitṛ-vākya-paripālana (upholding the father’s command): entering hardship for the sake of truth and duty is treated as righteous conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma’s party, living in exile, seeks an audience with the great sage Agastya and requests formal permission/announcement.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and disciplined adherence to social-religious protocol when approaching a sage, alongside obedience to parental duty.