Valmiki Ramayana 1.45.7: Bala Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 7

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Devanagari script

तराम सरितां श्रेष्ठां पुण्यां त्रिपथगां नदीम्।।1.45.6।।नौरेषा हि सुखास्तीर्णा ऋषीणां पुण्यकर्मणाम्।भगवन्तमिह प्राप्तं ज्ञात्वा त्वरितमागता।।1.45.7।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 1.45.7

Transliteration

tarāma saritāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ puṇyāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm |

naur eṣā hi sukhāstīrṇā ṛṣīṇāṃ puṇyakarmaṇām |

bhagavantam iha prāptaṃ jñātvā tvaritam āgatā ||

Translation

വരിക; നദികളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠയും പുണ്യവതിയും ത്രിപഥഗയായ ഗംഗാനദിയെ നാം കടക്കാം. പുണ്യകർമ്മികളായ ഋഷിമാർക്കായി സുഖമായി ഒരുക്കിയിരിക്കുന്ന ഈ തോണി, ഭഗവൻ, നിങ്ങൾ ഇവിടെ എത്തിയെന്നറിഞ്ഞ് വേഗത്തിൽ വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• तराम: let us cross
• तराम: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/Optative sense 'let us'), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सरिताम्: of rivers/among rivers
• सरिताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• श्रेष्ठाम्: best
• श्रेष्ठाम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् to नदीम्

• पुण्याम्: holy
• पुण्याम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् to नदीम्

• त्रिपथगाम्: flowing in three courses
• त्रिपथगाम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + पथ + गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'going in three paths'); द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् to नदीम्

• नदीम्: river (Gaṅgā)
• नदीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• नौः: boat
• नौः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• एषा: this
• एषा: कर्ता (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् to नौः

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतु (emphatic/causal particle)

• सुखास्तीर्णा: comfortably spread/laid out
• सुखास्तीर्णा: कर्ता (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + स्तीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'comfortably spread'); क्त-प्रत्यय (Past participle/क्त from √स्तॄ), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् to नौः

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• ऋषीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• पुण्यकर्मणाम्: of pious-deeded (ones)
• पुण्यकर्मणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'whose deeds are pious'); षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् to ऋषीणाम्

• भगवन्तम्: the venerable one
• भगवन्तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of knowing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• प्राप्तम्: arrived
• प्राप्तम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past participle/क्त), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् to भगवन्तम्

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• त्वरितम्: quickly
• त्वरितम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial accusative/क्रियाविशेषण)

• आगता: has come
• आगता: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past participle/क्त), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे विधेय to नौः

Context

We will cross over Ganga, the best of rivers, the sacred river that flows in three directions.This boat of pious saints which is well laid-out has come here swiftly, having come to know that you, O Venerable one! have arrived".

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Viśvāmitra
• Gaṅgā (Tripathagā)
• Ṛṣis
• Boat

FAQs

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

Honoring and assisting the righteous (ṛṣis) and treating sacred spaces with reverence are dharmic; service (sevā) supports the continuity of spiritual life.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma proposes crossing the Gaṅgā and notes that a boat has arrived promptly, prepared for sages, upon learning of Viśvāmitra’s presence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Readiness to serve and reverence: Rāma’s words reflect respect for the sage and awareness of sacred geography.