Shloka 4

अम्बाया रामजामदग्न्यशरणगमनम्

Ambā Seeks Refuge with Rāma Jāmadagnya

Devanagari script

सृञ्जयस्य वच: श्रुत्वा तव चैव शुचिस्मिते । यदत्र ते भृशं कार्य तदद्यैव विचिन्त्यताम्‌

Transliteration

sṛñjayasya vacaḥ śrutvā tava caiva śucismite | yad atra te bhṛśaṃ kārya tad adyaiva vicintyatām ||

Translation

ଶୁଚିସ୍ମିତେ! ସୃଞ୍ଜୟଙ୍କ ବଚନ ଓ ତୋର ମତ ଶୁଣି, ଏହି ପରିସ୍ଥିତିରେ ତୋ ପାଇଁ ଯାହା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ ବୋଲି ଲାଗେ, ସେଥିରେ ଆଜିହିଁ ବିଚାର କର।

Word by Word

• सृञ्जयस्य: of Sṛñjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृञ्जय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• तव: of you, your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शुचिस्मिते: O one with a pure/bright smile
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचिस्मित
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• ते: to you / for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• भृशम्: exceedingly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• कार्यम्: a thing to be done; duty; necessary action
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• विचिन्त्यताम्: let it be considered; consider (it)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चिन्त्
• Form: Lot (imperative), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• शुचिस्मिते: O one with a pure/bright smile
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचिस्मित
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• अकृतव्रण (Akṛtavraṇa)
• सृञ्जय (Sṛñjaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Urgent situations require thoughtful deliberation: after hearing counsel from others and weighing one’s own view, one should promptly decide the most necessary course of action in line with duty (kārya/dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Akṛtavraṇa addresses a woman respectfully as “śucismitā,” saying he has heard Sṛñjaya’s statement and her response, and urges her to consider immediately what action is most pressing in the present matter.