Shloka 18

शरभङ्गाश्रमगमनम् तथा इन्द्रदर्शनम्

Approach to Sarabhanga’s Hermitage and the Vision of Indra

Devanagari script

एतद्दि किल देवानां वयो भवति नित्यदा।यथेमे पुरुषव्याघ्रा दृश्यन्ते प्रियदर्शनाः।।3.5.18।।

Transliteration

etad dhi kila devānāṃ vayo bhavati nityadā |

yatheme puruṣavyāghrā dṛśyante priyadarśanāḥ || 3.5.18 ||

Translation

സത്യമായി, ദേവന്മാരുടെ വയസ്സ് ഇങ്ങനെ തന്നെയായി നിത്യവും അചഞ്ചലമാണെന്ന് പറയുന്നു; കാരണം ഈ പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്രന്മാർ എപ്പോഴും യുവത്വവും പ്രിയദർശനതയും കൊണ്ട് ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

एतत्this

हिindeed, for

किलit is said, verily

देवानाम्of the gods

वयःage, youthfulness

भवतिis, becomes

नित्यदाalways

यथाas

इमेthese

पुरुषव्याघ्राःbest of men

दृश्यन्तेare seen

प्रियदर्शनाःpleasant-looking

Context

These tigers among men have cheerful countenacess from which it can be deduced that the age of the gods always remains constant.

Characters & Entities

Rama

Lakshmana

Devas (gods)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes reverence for cosmic order: Rama recognizes a sign of the divine (unchanging youth) and interprets it without arrogance, aligning human action with a larger moral universe.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama infers from the attendants’ radiant, constant youth that they belong to the divine sphere (a deva-associated retinue).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and insight—Rama reads extraordinary signs carefully and respectfully.