Shloka 7

अहल्याशापवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा यथावृत्तं न्यवेदयत्।सिद्धाश्रमनिवासं च राक्षसानां वधं तथा।।।।

Transliteration

tasya tad-vacanaṃ śrutvā yathā-vṛttaṃ nyavedayat |

siddhāśrama-nivāsaṃ ca rākṣasānāṃ vadhaṃ tathā |

Translation

ထိုစကားကို ကြားသိပြီးနောက် ဝိශ්ဝာမိတ္တရသည် ဖြစ်ပျက်ခဲ့သမျှကို အတိုင်းအတာမလွဲ ပြန်လည်လျှောက်တင်하였다—သိဒ္ဓာအာရှရမ်၌ နေထိုင်ခဲ့ပုံနှင့် ရာක්ෂသတို့ကို သုတ်သင်သတ်ဖြတ်ခဲ့ပုံကိုပါ။

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ablatival adverb (हेतौ/तस्मात्)

• sura-varāḥ: best of gods
• sura-varāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• sa-ṛṣi-saṅghāḥ: with hosts of sages
• sa-ṛṣi-saṅghāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/सहितार्थ) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-समास: ऋषिसङ्घैः सहिताः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• sa-cāraṇāḥ: together with Cāraṇas
• sa-cāraṇāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/सहितार्थ) + cāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-समास: चारणैः सहिताः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• sura-sāhya-karam: bringing aid to the gods
• sura-sāhya-karam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + sāhya (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; adjective of (implicit) ‘kāryam’/‘tat’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; reiteration addressing all

• saphalam: successful/fruitful
• saphalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saphala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; predicate/object complement

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kartum (तुमुन्-कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); ‘to do/make’

• arhatha: you should
• arhatha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (परस्मैपद), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; present (you ought/are fit)

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

• Viśvāmitra
• Siddhāśrama
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Truthful reporting (yathāvṛttam) is dharma: events should be narrated accurately, especially when they concern protection of sacred order and public trust.

What is the narrative situation?

After being questioned, Viśvāmitra recounts the earlier mission at Siddhāśrama, including the princes’ role in defeating the rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya (truthfulness) and clarity in testimony: Viśvāmitra relates the account as it truly happened.