Valmiki Ramayana 3.74.35 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 35

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

यत्र ते सुकृतात्मानो विहरन्ति महर्षयः।।।।तत्पुण्यं शबरी स्थानं जगामात्मसमाधिना।

Transliteration

yatra te sukṛtātmāno viharanti maharṣayaḥ | tat puṇyaṃ śabarī sthānaṃ jagāma ātmasamādhinā ||

Translation

സുകൃതാത്മാക്കളായ മഹർഷിമാർ വിഹരിക്കുന്ന ആ പുണ്യമായ ശബരീസ്ഥാനത്തിലേക്ക് ശബരീ ആത്മസമാധിയുടെ ശക്തിയാൽ ഗമിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; relative adverb (सम्बन्धबोधक)

• te: those
• te: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; pronoun

• sukṛta-ātmānaḥ: whose selves are purified by good deeds
• sukṛta-ātmānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi compound; Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; adjective qualifying te maharṣayaḥ

• viharanti: sport / dwell / move about
• viharanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√hṛ (हृ धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म; qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative adjective qualifying sthānam

• puṇyam: holy, meritorious
• puṇyam: Karma (कर्म; qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying sthānam

• śabarī: Śabarī
• śabarī: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• sthānam: abode, place
• sthānam: Karma (कर्म; goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ātma-samādhinā: by (her) self-absorbed meditation
• ātma-samādhinā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (आत्मन्) + samādhi (समाधि)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular; means (करण)

Context

O Sweet-tongued Sabari, have you achieved self-control? Has your mind attained peace ? Have your services to the preceptor yielded results?

Characters & Entities

• Sabari

FAQs

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

Dharma is moral causality: sukṛta (good deeds) and truthful inner discipline culminate in an elevated destiny—association with the maharṣis symbolizes the highest reward of righteous living.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī departs to a sacred realm of great sages, indicating her spiritual attainment after meeting Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Spiritual steadfastness—Śabarī’s samādhi and accumulated merit (sukṛta) are presented as the decisive virtues.