Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 26

द्वितीयः सर्गः — श्लोकप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation of the Śloka

Devanagari script

अथोपविश्य भगवानासने परमार्चिते ।वाल्मीकये महर्षये सन्दिदेशासनं तत: ।।1.2.26।।

Transliteration

athopaviśya bhagavān āsane paramārcite | vālmīkaye maharṣaye sandidēśāsanaṃ tataḥ ||1.2.26||

Translation

പിന്നീട് ഭഗവാൻ പരമാര്ചിതമായ ആസനത്തിൽ ഉപവിഷ്ടനായി; തുടർന്ന് മഹർഷി വാൽമീകിക്കായി ആസനം നിർദ്ദേശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय

• उपविश्य: having sat
• उपविश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); ‘having sat down’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord (Brahmā)
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आसने: on the seat
• आसने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• परमार्चिते: highly honored
• परमार्चिते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + अर्चित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय; विशेषण (qualifying ‘āsane’)

• वाल्मीकये: to Vālmīki
• वाल्मीकये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाल्मीकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• महर्षये: to the great sage
• महर्षये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; ‘vālmīkaye’ apposition

• सन्दिदेश: assigned/indicated
• सन्दिदेश: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आसनम्: a seat
• आसनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/ततः-अव्यय (thereupon)

Context

Lord Brahma sat down on a highly worshipful seat and showed a seat for the ascetic Valmiki to be seated.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Vālmīki
• āsana (seat)

FAQs

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

Mutual honoring between the divine and the righteous underscores that dharma recognizes inner worth; respect is not merely social but ethical.

What is the narrative situation?

Brahmā sits and invites Vālmīki to sit, preparing for instruction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vālmīki’s recognized spiritual merit—he is treated with honor by Brahmā himself.