Shloka 5

सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रवेशः

Entry into Sutikshna’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

तत्र तापसमासीनं मलपङ्कजटाधरम्।रामस्सुतीक्ष्णं विधिवत्तपोवृद्धमभाषत।।3.7.5।।

Transliteration

tatra tāpasam āsīnaṃ malapaṅka-jaṭādharam |

rāmaḥ sutīkṣṇaṃ vidhivat tapo-vṛddham abhāṣata || 3.7.5 ||

Translation

അവിടെ ധൂളും ചെളിയും ചേർന്ന് മലിനമായ ജടകൾ ധരിച്ച, തപസ്സാൽ പക്വനായ വൃദ്ധതാപസൻ സുതീക്ഷ്ണൻ ഇരിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടു, രാമൻ വിധിപൂർവ്വം അദ്ദേഹത്തെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (देशवाचक)

• तापसम्: ascetic
• तापसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with तापसम्; sense: 'seated'

• मलपङ्कजटाधरम्: bearing matted hair soiled with dirt and mud
• मलपङ्कजटाधरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मल + पङ्क + जटा + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: मल-पङ्क (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष) + जटा-धर (उपपद-तत्पुरुष); Masculine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with तापसम्

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• सुतीक्ष्णम्: Sutīkṣṇa
• सुतीक्ष्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतीक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; proper noun

• विधिवत्: duly
• विधिवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (रीतिवाचक) = 'according to rule/ritually'

• तपोवृद्धम्: grown old through austerities
• तपोवृद्धम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तपस्-वृद्ध (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'grown by/through penance'); Masculine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with सुतीक्ष्णम्/तापसम्

• अभाषत: spoke
• अभाषत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, 3rd person, Singular

Context

Rama stopped with this. And then the evening drew to a close. Offering his evening oblation, he arranged for his stay along with Sita and Lakshmana in the delightful hermitage of Sutikshna.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sutikṣṇa
• hermitage (āśrama)
• tapas (austerity)

FAQs

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

Dharma appears as maryādā (propriety): even as a prince, Rāma approaches an ascetic with correct ritual respect and speech.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma reaches Sutikṣṇa’s hermitage and begins the formal greeting and conversation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and reverence toward spiritually accomplished elders.