Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 70, Shloka 31

वंशवर्णनम् तथा विवाहप्रार्थना

Genealogy of the Ikshvaku Line and the Proposal for Marriage

Devanagari script

तत श्शैलवरं रम्यं बभूवाभिरतो मुनि:।।1.70.31।।भार्गवश्च्यवनो नाम हिमवन्तमुपाश्रित:।

Transliteration

tataḥ śailavaraṁ ramyaṁ babhūvābhirato muniḥ | bhārgavaś chyavano nāma himavantam upāśritaḥ || 1.70.31 ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ഭൃഗുവംശജനായ ‘ച്യവനൻ’ എന്ന മുനി ഹിമവാനിൽ ആശ്രയം പ്രാപിച്ച്, ആ രമ്യമായ ശ്രേഷ്ഠപർവതത്തിൽ ആനന്ദത്തോടെ വസിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (काल/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय)

• śaila-varaṃ: the best mountain
• śaila-varaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष sense: varaḥ śailaḥ); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ramyaṃ: delightful
• ramyaṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• babhūva: became / was
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• abhirataḥ: delighting (in it)
• abhirataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-ram (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle used adjectivally; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhārgavaḥ: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• bhārgavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• cyavanaḥ: Cyavana
• cyavanaḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cyavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Name-indicator particle (नाम-प्रयोग अव्यय)

• himavantam: Himavān (the Himalaya)
• himavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• upāśritaḥ: having taken refuge in / resorted to
• upāśritaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-śri (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

At that time Chyavana of the family of Bhrigu liked to stay at Himavat, the great, pleasant mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Chyavana
• Bhṛgu lineage (Bhārgava)
• Himavān (Himalaya)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes tapas and refuge in sacred spaces: the sage’s settled austerity represents disciplined truth-seeking (satya) and spiritual steadiness.

What is the narrative situation?

Janaka introduces the presence of the Bhārgava sage Chyavana in the Himalayan region, preparing for the next interaction involving a child-seeking queen.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tapas (austerity) and vairāgya (detachment), shown by the sage’s choice of secluded refuge.