Shloka 28

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

कृत्स्नं वनमिदं दृष्टं श्रोतव्यं च श्रुतं त्वया।तदिच्छाम्यभ्यनुज्ञाता त्यक्तुमेतत्कलेबरम्।।।।

Transliteration

kṛtsnaṁ vanam idaṁ dṛṣṭaṁ śrotavyaṁ ca śrutaṁ tvayā |

tad icchāmy abhyanujñātā tyaktum etat kalevaram ||

Translation

നീ ഈ സമസ്ത വനഭാഗവും കണ്ടുകഴിഞ്ഞു; കേൾക്കേണ്ടതെല്ലാം കേട്ടുകഴിഞ്ഞു. അതിനാൽ, നിന്റെ അനുവാദത്തോടെ ഞാൻ ഈ ദേഹം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कृत्स्नम्: entire
• कृत्स्नम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘वनम्’

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘वनम्’

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP) from √dṛś ‘to see’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate (seen)

• श्रोतव्यम्: to be heard
• श्रोतव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrotavya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य) from √śru ‘to hear’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be heard’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śruta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP) from √śru; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate (heard)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of ‘इच्छामि’

• इच्छामि: I wish
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अभ्यनुज्ञाता: permitted (by you)
• अभ्यनुज्ञाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhy-anu-√jñā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP) from √jñā with उपसर्ग ‘abhi-anu-’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate of speaker (I, female) = ‘having been permitted’

• त्यक्तुम्: to abandon
• त्यक्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) from √tyaj ‘to abandon’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘कलेबरम्’

• कलेबरम्: body
• कलेबरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalevara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

You have seen the entire garden and have listened what is to be heard. With your permission I would like to give up this body.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Rāma
• vana (forest/hermitage region)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes propriety and consent: Śabarī does not act impulsively but seeks Rāma’s approval, showing disciplined, respectful action aligned with truth and duty.

What is the narrative situation?

After guiding Rāma around the sacred area, Śabarī announces her readiness to depart from life and requests his permission.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vairāgya (detachment) joined with maryādā (propriety): she is ready to renounce the body but follows respectful procedure.