Shloka 9

शतानन्दोपदेशः

Śatānanda’s Welcome to Rāma and the Prelude to Viśvāmitra’s History

Devanagari script

अपि शान्तेन मनसा गुरुर्मे कुशिकात्मज ।इहाऽगतेन रामेण प्रयतेनाभिवादित:।।।।

Transliteration

api śāntena manasā gurur me kuśikātmaja | ihāgatena rāmeṇa prayatenābhivāditaḥ ||

Translation

हे कुशिकात्मज, संयमी व भक्तिभावाने येथे आलेल्या रामाने शांत मनाने माझ्या गुरू—पित्याला—आदरपूर्वक अभिवादन केले काय?

Word by Word

• अपि: indeed/also (questioning)
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), प्रश्न/सम्भावना (interrogative/also-even nuance)

• शान्तेन: with calm
• शान्तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण to मनसा

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• गुरुः: teacher/elder
• गुरुः: कर्म (Karman/Object) of implied verb (e.g., अभिवादितः?) in passive construction
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); enclitic pronoun

• कुशिकात्मज: O son of Kuśika
• कुशिकात्मज: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशिक + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कुशिकस्य आत्मजः

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• आगतेन: by the arrived
• आगतेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument) (with रामेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) > आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण to रामेण

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument) (agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• प्रयतेन: by the disciplined/pious
• प्रयतेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument) (with रामेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण to रामेण

• अभिवादितः: saluted
• अभिवादितः: क्रिया (Main predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद् (धातु) > अभिवादित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense): "has been saluted"

Context

O Kushika's son! did pious Rama welcome my father with a tranquil mind when he arrived?"

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Viśvāmitra
• Daśaratha
• guru (Daśaratha’s father/elder)

FAQs

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

Dharma is disciplined reverence: greeting elders with inner calm (śānta-manas) and outward humility (abhivādana) rather than mere formality.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha seeks confirmation that Rāma, upon arriving, greeted the royal elder properly—showing that Rāma’s conduct aligns with tradition and righteousness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Praśānti and vinaya—tranquil self-mastery joined to humble respect.