Shloka 23

कुशिकवंश

प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River

Devanagari script

रामोऽपि सहसौमित्रि: किञ्चिदागतविस्मय:।प्रशस्य मुनिशार्दूलं निद्रां समुपसेवते।।।।

Transliteration

rāmo 'pi saha saumitriḥ kiñcid āgatavismayaḥ |

praśasya muniśārdūlaṃ nidrāṃ samupasevate ||

Translation

रामही सौमित्रि (लक्ष्मण) याच्यासह, किंचित् विस्मयाने भरून, त्या मुनिशार्दूलाची स्तुती करून निद्रेला लागला॥

Word by Word

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि (also)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like), सह + तृतीया-अर्थ (with)

• saumitriḥ: Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)
• saumitriḥ: Sahakartā (सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• kiñcit: a little
• kiñcit: Pramāṇa (प्रमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiñcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: परिमाण-अव्यय (adverb: 'a little')

• āgata-vismayaḥ: one who had become surprised
• āgata-vismayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgata + vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); बहुव्रीहिः: यस्य विस्मयः आगतः सः

• praśasya: having praised
• praśasya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√śaṁs (धातु)
• Form: ल्यबन्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having praised'

• muniśārdūlam: the best of sages
• muniśārdūlam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• nidrām: sleep
• nidrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• samupasevate: resorts to/enjoys
• samupasevate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-√sev (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

Context

Following her husband my highly generous sister reached heaven with her human body and down assuming the form of a sacred river, flowed Kausiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri)
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

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

Respect for spiritual teachers is treated as dharma: Rāma models humility and gratitude toward the sage whose guidance protects and instructs.

What is the narrative situation?

With Viśvāmitra’s account concluded, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa admire him, praise him, and then retire to sleep.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vinaya (humility) and guru-bhakti (reverence for the teacher), expressed through praise and attentive admiration.