Shloka 7

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

पाद्यमाचमनीयं च सर्वं प्रादाद्यथाविधि।तामुवाच ततो रामश्श्रमणीं संशितव्रताम्।।।।

Transliteration

pādyam ācamanīyaṃ ca sarvaṃ prādād yathāvidhi | tām uvāca tato rāmaḥ śramaṇīṃ saṃśitavratām ||

Translation

വിധിപ്രകാരം അവൾ പാദ്യംക്കും ആചമനീയത്തിനും ജലം ഉൾപ്പെടെ എല്ലാ ഉപചാരങ്ങളും അർപ്പിച്ചു; തുടർന്ന് ദൃഢവ്രതയായ ആ ശ്രമണിയോടു ശ്രീരാമൻ സംസാരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• पाद्यम्: water for washing feet
• पाद्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आचमनीयम्: water for sipping
• आचमनीयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचमनीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पाद्यम्/आचमनीयम् इत्यादि)

• प्रादात्: gave/offered
• प्रादात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• यथा-विधि: as prescribed
• यथा-विधि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial): विधिना यथा (according to rule); अव्ययत्वेन प्रयोगः

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रमणीम्: the female ascetic
• श्रमणीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रमणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संशितव्रताम्: of firm vows
• संशितव्रताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-शि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: संशितं (well-sharpened/firm) व्रतं यस्याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (श्रमणीम्)

Context

By virtue of her self-meditation, Sabari went to that sacred world where the holy sages lived because of their good deeds.ইত্যার্ষ শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে অরণ্যকাণ্ডে চতুস্সপ্ততিতমস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the seventyfourth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Sabari
• Rama

FAQs

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

Atithi-dharma (the duty of hospitality): offering the traditional courtesies to guests—especially to the righteous—without neglecting proper conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī performs the customary reception rites and then Rāma begins speaking with her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śabarī’s disciplined observance of right practice and Rāma’s respectful engagement with a renunciant.