Shloka 9

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

तेजसाऽदित्य सङ्काशः क्षमया पृथिवीसमः।बृहस्पतिसमो बुद्ध्या यशसा वासवोपमः।।।।

Transliteration

tejasā 'ditya-saṅkāśaḥ kṣamayā pṛthivī-samaḥ |

bṛhaspati-samo buddhyā yaśasā vāsavopamaḥ ||

Translation

തേജസ്സിൽ അവൻ ആദിത്യനെപ്പോലെ; ക്ഷമയിൽ ഭൂമിയെപ്പോലെ; ബുദ്ധിയിൽ ബൃഹസ്പതിയെപ്പോലെ; യശസ്സിൽ വാസവൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) പോലെയുമാണ്.

Word by Word

• tejasā: in/with splendor
• tejasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3/तृतीया), Singular

• āditya-saṅkāśaḥ: like the Sun
• āditya-saṅkāśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āditya + saṅkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष: ‘sun-like’), Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• kṣamayā: by/with forbearance
• kṣamayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3), Singular

• pṛthivī-samaḥ: equal to the earth (in patience)
• pṛthivī-samaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pṛthivī + sama (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष: ‘equal to the earth’), Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• bṛhaspati-samaḥ: equal to Brihaspati
• bṛhaspati-samaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bṛhaspati + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa, Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• buddhyā: in/with intelligence
• buddhyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3), Singular

• yaśasā: in/with fame
• yaśasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3), Singular

• vāsava-upamaḥ: like Vāsava (Indra)
• vāsava-upamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāsava + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष: ‘comparable to Indra’), Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

Context

"He vies with the Sun in effulgence, with earth in forbearance, with Brihaspati in intelligence, and in fame with Indra.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (implied as the subject of praise)
• Aditya (Sun)
• Brihaspati
• Vasava (Indra)

FAQs

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

The ideal of righteous kingship: dharma is expressed through balanced virtues—splendor guided by restraint, patience, wisdom, and earned reputation.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā articulates Rāma’s exemplary qualities, weighing whether the messenger’s words align with the known virtues of Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣamā (forbearance) and buddhi (wise discernment), framed as the marks of a dhārmika hero whose fame arises from virtue, not mere power.