Shloka 83

Rāma’s Meeting with Agastya: Gift-Ethics (Dāna) and the Tale of King Śveta

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा च भाषितं तत्र मम राम सतां वर । प्रांजलिः प्रत्युवाचेदं स स्वर्गी रघुनंदन

Transliteration

śrutvā ca bhāṣitaṃ tatra mama rāma satāṃ vara | prāṃjaliḥ pratyuvācedaṃ sa svargī raghunaṃdana

Translation

ထိုနေရာ၌ ပြောဆိုသမျှကို ကြားပြီးနောက် ကောင်းကင်ဘုံနေသူသည်—လက်အုပ်ချီ၍—ပြန်လည်ဆို၏– “အို ရာမ၊ သုတၱမ (သူတော်ကောင်းတို့၏ အမြတ်ဆုံး)၊ အို ရဂုနန္ဒန!”

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया; pūrvakāla)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भाषितम्: the speech/what was spoken
• भाषितम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त) used substantively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• राम: O Rama
• राम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• सताम्: of the good/virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; present participle of अस्)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वर: O best (one)
• वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘श्रेष्ठ’ अर्थे

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined palms, reverent
• प्राञ्जलिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) to स

• प्रत्युवाच: replied, answered
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उच्/वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this (statement)
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वर्गी: heavenly, in heaven
• स्वर्गी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to सः

• रघुनन्दन: O descendant/son of Raghu
• रघुनन्दन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa) ‘रघोः नन्दनः’

Speaker

A svargī (heavenly being) addressing Rāma

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रत्युवाच + इदम् → प्रत्युवाचेदम्; रघु + नन्दन → रघुनन्दन.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Raghu

FAQs

What devotional attitude is highlighted in this verse?

It foregrounds humility and reverence through the gesture prāñjaliḥ (joined palms), showing respectful speech toward a righteous figure (Rāma).

Who is being addressed as “Raghunandana” and why?

Rāma is addressed as “Raghunandana,” meaning “delight of the Raghu lineage,” a traditional epithet emphasizing his dynastic and dharmic identity.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed by the phrasing “satāṃ vara”?

Calling someone “best among the virtuous” reinforces the ideal of honoring and following those established in dharma and good conduct.