Valmiki Ramayana 1.60.14 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 14

त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम्

Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations

Devanagari script

स्वार्जितं किञ्चिदप्यस्ति मया हि तपस:फलम्।।।।राजन् स्वतेजसा तस्य सशरीरो दिवं व्रज।

Transliteration

svārjitaṃ kiñcid apy asti mayā hi tapasaḥ phalam | rājan svatejasā tasya saśarīro divaṃ vraja ||

Translation

രാജാവേ, എന്റെ തപസ്സിൽ നിന്നു സ്വയം സമ്പാദിച്ച ഫലം അല്പം ഇനിയും ശേഷിക്കുന്നു; അതിന്റെ സ്വതേജസ്സാൽ നീ ഈ ശരീരത്തോടുകൂടി സ്വർഗത്തിലേക്കു പോകുക.

Word by Word

• svārjitam: self-earned
• svārjitam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग) + ārjita (√arj धातु + kta कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (as predicate/qualifier of phalam)

• kiñcit: a little (something)
• kiñcit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiñcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here with api = ‘even a little’

• api: even
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (निपात) = ‘even/also’

• asti: there is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (निपात) = emphasis/indeed

• tapasaḥ: of austerity
• tapasaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• svatejasā: by (its/your) own power
• svatejasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘one’s own power’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• tasya: of that/of it
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sa-śarīraḥ: with (your) body
• sa-śarīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह-अर्थक) + śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (‘with body’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (addressed person as subject of vraja)

• divam: to heaven
• divam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• vraja: go
• vraja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Context

By the power of what little fruit of austerities I have earned, I shall send to heaven with your body".

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Triśaṅku
• Svarga (Divam)

FAQs

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

The verse presents tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) as a morally potent force whose earned merit can be deliberately used for another’s welfare; it also implies the dharmic weight of a sage’s truth-backed resolve.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra assures Triśaṅku that he will use the remaining fruit of his austerities to send the king to heaven with his physical body.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viśvāmitra’s steadfast will and mastery of tapas—his capacity to convert ascetic merit into an effective boon.