Shloka 34

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः

Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya

Devanagari script

मनोरथो महानेष हृदि मे परिवर्तते।।।।यद्यहं तं मुनिवरं शुश्रूषेयमपि स्वयम्।

Transliteration

manoratho mahān eṣa hṛdi me parivartate | yady ahaṃ taṃ munivaraṃ śuśrūṣeyam api svayam ||

Translation

ကြီးမားသော ဆန္ဒတစ်ရပ်သည် ကျွန်ုပ်၏နှလုံး၌ အမြဲလှည့်ပတ်နေပါသည်—မုနိဝရ အမြတ်ဆုံးကို ကျွန်ုပ်ကိုယ်တိုင် ရိုသေစွာ ဆည်းကပ်ပြုစုနိုင်ပါစေဟူ၍။

Word by Word

• मनोरथः: desire
• मनोरथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मनसः रथः

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of मनोरथः)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हृदि: in (the) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परिवर्तते: turns/keeps arising
• परिवर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to मुनिवरम्)

• मुनिवरम्: best of sages
• मुनिवरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मुनीनां वरः

• शुश्रूषेयम्: I might serve
• शुश्रूषेयम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुश्रूष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• स्वयम्: myself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता, emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मवाचक (reflexive adverb)

Context

There is a great desire in my heart to serve in person the best of sages, Agastya.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Agastya (as the munivara, by context)

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as sevā to the virtuous: serving a sage is treated as a righteous aspiration that refines character.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma shares his inner intention—not only to meet Agastya, but to serve him personally.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Selfless service and humility: Rāma values learning through attendance on the wise.