Shloka 13

अहल्याशापवर्णनम्

The Account of Ahalyā’s Curse and the Deserted Hermitage near Mithilā

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा राघवेणोक्तं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारद:।।।।प्रत्युवाच महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महामुनि:।

Transliteration

tac chrutvā rāghaveṇoktaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ || pratyuvāca mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ |

Translation

ရာဃဝ၏ စကားကို ကြားသော်၊ စကားပြောရာ၌ ကျွမ်းကျင်၍ တေဇောဓာတ်တောက်ပသော မဟာမုနိ ဝိශ්ဝာမိတ္တရသည် ထိုသူအား ပြန်လည်ဖြေကြား하였다။

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; referring to vākyaṃ

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• rāghaveṇa: by Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghaveṇa: Kartṛkaraṇa/Agent-instrument (कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• uktam: spoken
• uktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying vākyaṃ

• vākyam: statement, words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vākya-viśāradaḥ: skilled in speech
• vākya-viśāradaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक) + viśārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'skilled in speech' qualifying viśvāmitraḥ

• pratyuvāca: replied
• pratyuvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana (singular)

• mahā-tejāḥ: greatly radiant
• mahā-tejāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; bahuvrīhi: 'one whose splendour is great' qualifying viśvāmitraḥ

• viśvāmitraḥ: Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• mahā-muniḥ: the great sage
• mahā-muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; karmadhāraya: 'great sage' in apposition to viśvāmitraḥ

Context

Eloquent and brilliant Viswamitra, replied to the descendant of the Raghus saying:

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

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

Dharma includes transmitting knowledge responsibly: the sage responds to sincere inquiry, indicating that truth is preserved and shared through competent speech and teaching.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāma’s question about the deserted hermitage, Viśvāmitra prepares to explain its history.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viśvāmitra’s authority and clarity—he is portrayed as both spiritually powerful and articulate, fit to convey sacred history truthfully.