Shloka 18

सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रवेशः

Entry into Sutikshna’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

इममाश्रममागम्य मृगसङ्घा महायशः।अहत्वा प्रतिगच्छन्ति लोभयित्वाऽकुतोभयाः।।3.7.18।।

Transliteration

imam āśramam āgamya mṛga-saṅghā mahā-yaśaḥ |

ahatvā pratigacchanti lobhayitvā akuto-bhayāḥ || 3.7.18 ||

Translation

ഹേ മഹായശസ്സേ, മൃഗക്കൂട്ടങ്ങൾ ഈ ആശ്രമത്തിലേക്ക് നിർഭയമായി വരുന്നു; വാസികളെ കളിയായി ആകർഷിപ്പിച്ച്, ആരെയും ഹാനിക്കാതെ വീണ്ടും മടങ്ങിപ്പോകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• आगम्य: having come
• आगम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययीभावरूप (gerund/absolutive); ‘having come’

• मृगसङ्घाः: herds of animals
• मृगसङ्घाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगसङ्घ = मृग + सङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (herds of animals)

• महायशः: O greatly renowned one
• महायशः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायशस् = महा + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन; पुल्लिङ्ग; एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• अहत्वा: without harming
• अहत्वा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √हन् (धातु) + नञ् + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक क्त्वान्त (negative gerund): ‘without killing/harming’

• प्रतिगच्छन्ति: return
• प्रतिगच्छन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोभयित्वा: having enticed
• लोभयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √लुभ् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-क्त्वान्त (causative gerund): ‘having enticed’

• अकुतोभयाः: fearless
• अकुतोभयाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकुतोभय = अ + कुतः + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (having no fear from anywhere)

Context

O illustrious Rama, herds of animals visit this place fearlessly, enticing the inmates and (then) go back without harming any one.

Characters & Entities

• Sūtīkṣṇa
• Rāma
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

Ahimsa and trust as fruits of dharma: where ascetic life is pure, even wild creatures become fearless and non-violent.

What is the narrative situation?

Sūtīkṣṇa describes the hermitage’s peaceful ecology, highlighting the absence of hostility among beings there.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The āśrama community’s gentleness and harmlessness, creating an environment of safety.