Shloka 34

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

दिव्याभरणसंयुक्ता दिव्यमाल्यानुलेपना।दिव्याम्बरधरा तत्र बभूव प्रियदर्शना।।।।विराजयन्ती तं देशं विद्युत्सौदामिनी यथा।

Transliteration

divyābharaṇasaṃyuktā divyamālyānulepanā | divyāmbaradharā tatra babhūva priyadarśanā || virājayantī taṃ deśaṃ vidyutsaudāmanī yathā |

Translation

അവിടെ അവൾ ദിവ്യരൂപത്തിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷയായി—ദിവ്യാഭരണങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതയായി, ദിവ്യമാലകളും സുഗന്ധാനുലേപനവും ധരിച്ചു, ദീപ്തമായ ദിവ്യവസ്ത്രം അണിഞ്ഞ്—മിന്നലിന്റെ തിളക്കത്തെപ്പോലെ ആ ദേശത്തെ പ്രകാശിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• divya-ābharaṇa-saṅyuktā: adorned with divine ornaments
• divya-ābharaṇa-saṅyuktā: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier of implied sā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅyukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; adjective

• divya-mālya-anulepanā: with divine garlands and unguents
• divya-mālya-anulepanā: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) compound (mālya + anulepana) with divya as qualifier; Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; adjective

• divya-ambara-dharā: wearing divine garments
• divya-ambara-dharā: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक) + dharā (√dhṛ धातु, धारक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; adjective

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• babhūva: became / appeared
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• priya-darśanā: pleasant-looking
• priya-darśanā: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; adjective

• virājayantī: illuminating, making splendid
• virājayantī: Karta (कर्ता; participle agreeing with sā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√rāj (राज् धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: Causative present participle (णिजन्त, शतृ), Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; pronoun

• deśam: place, region
• deśam: Karma (कर्म/object of virājayantī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• vidyut-saudāminī: a lightning-flash
• vidyut-saudāminī: Upamāna (उपमान/standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyut (प्रातिपदिक) + saudāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound; Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• yathā: as, like
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; comparative particle (उपमा-सूचक)

Context

O ascetic ! hope you have overcome your obstacles to penance, you have controlled your anger and your desire for food. Is your austerity in progress.

Characters & Entities

• Sabari
• lightning (simile: saudāmanī)

FAQs

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

Dharma bears fruit: a life of truthful discipline and devotion culminates in inner and outer radiance—symbolized by Śabarī’s transformed, luminous appearance.

What is the narrative situation?

After leaving her mortal body, Śabarī is described as manifesting a divine, radiant form that brightens the region.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The fruition of steadfast devotion (bhakti) and tapas—spiritual effort resulting in purity and splendor.