Shloka 31

अहल्याशापवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

यदा चैतद्वनं घोरं रामो दशरथात्मज:।।।।आगमिष्यति दुर्धर्षस्तदा पूता भविष्यसि।

Transliteration

yadā caitad vanaṃ ghoraṃ rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ |

āgamiṣyati durdharṣas tadā pūtā bhaviṣyasi |

Translation

ဒဿရထ၏ မအနိုင်ယူနိုင်သော သားတော် သီရိရာမသည် ဤကြောက်မက်ဖွယ် တောအုပ်သို့ ဝင်ရောက်လာသည့်အခါ၊ ထိုအခါ သင်သည် သန့်စင်ပကတိ ဖြစ်လာမည်။

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him (Rāma)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आतिथ्येन: by hospitality
• आतिथ्येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतिथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दुर्वृत्ते: O wicked one
• दुर्वृत्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—दुष्टं वृत्तं यस्य (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीह्यर्थे संबोधन)

• लोभमोहविवर्जिता: free from greed and delusion
• लोभमोहविवर्जिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोभ + मोह + विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—लोभं च मोहं च विवर्जिता (द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद + क्त-आधारित तत्पुरुष)

• मत्सकाशे: in my presence
• मत्सकाशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् + सकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—मम सकाशे (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• युक्ता: endowed, joined (with joy)
• युक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त) used adjectivally; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वम्: your own
• स्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वपुः)

• वपुः: body, form
• वपुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• धारयिष्यसि: you will assume/retain
• धारयिष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense possible in context ‘assume/retain’

Context

"O Sage, wish you well Who are these two youths who seem to possess the prowess of celestial beings. They walk with the gait of an elephant or a lion. They are courageous like tiger or a bull. Their large eyes are like lotuspetals. They are armed with scimitars, bows and quivers. They are young and handsome like Aswinikumaras dropped from heaven casually. Whose sons are they? How did they come here on foot? With what purpose?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• forest (vana)
• Ahalyā

FAQs

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

Dharma includes the possibility of restoration: after accountability and penance, purification is attainable, and righteousness (embodied by Rāma) becomes the occasion for renewal.

What is the narrative situation?

Gautama sets a condition for Ahalyā’s release: Rāma’s future arrival in the forest will mark the moment of her purification.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s quality as durdharṣa (unassailable) implies steadfast righteousness and moral authority that uplifts and restores.