Shloka 9

लक्ष्मणोपदेशः

Lakshmana Consoles Rama on Fate, Fortitude, and Right Action

Devanagari script

या चेयं जगतां माता देवी लोकनमस्कृता।अस्याश्च चलनं भूमेर्दृश्यते सत्यसंश्रव।।3.66.9।।

Transliteration

yā ceyaṁ jagatāṁ mātā devī lokanamaskṛtā |

asyāś ca calanaṁ bhūmer dṛśyate satyasaṁśrava || 3.66.9 ||

Translation

ഈ ഭൂമിയും—ലോകങ്ങളുടെ മാതാവും സർവ്വലോകനമസ്കൃതയായ ദേവിയുമാകയാൽ—ചിലപ്പോൾ വിറയ്ക്കുന്നതായി കാണപ്പെടുന്നു, സത്യത്തിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതമായ കീർത്തിയുള്ളവനേ.

Word by Word

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-avyaya

• iyam: this (she)
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• jagatām: of the worlds
• jagatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• mātā: mother
• mātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• devī: goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; apposition

• lokanamaskṛtā: worshipped by the world
• lokanamaskṛtā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka + namaskṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta-participle used adjectivally; tatpuruṣa: lokaiḥ namaskṛtā (worshipped by the world)

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-avyaya

• calanam: movement/trembling
• calanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: calana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• bhūmeḥ: of the earth
• bhūmeḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• dṛśyate: is seen
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Ātmanepada; passive sense 'is seen'

• satyasaṃśrava: O truth-abiding one
• satyasaṃśrava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya + saṃśrava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: satye saṃśravo yasya (one whose fame/pledge is truth)

Context

To sage Vasistha, our father's priest, were born a hundred sons in a day.But all of them were killed in one day the same way.

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Rama
• Bhumi (Earth)

FAQs

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

Dharma is steadiness in truth (satya) despite instability: even the Earth can shake, so a truth-anchored person must regain composure and act rightly.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakshmana offers a cosmic analogy—Earth’s trembling—to show that disturbance can occur even in the most stable beings.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s identity as satya-saṁśrava—one whose reputation and life are rooted in truth.