Shloka 114

Rāma’s Meeting with Agastya: Gift-Ethics (Dāna) and the Tale of King Śveta

Devanagari script

एवं मे चिंतयानस्य गतं वर्षशतन्त्विह । सोगस्त्यो हि गतिर्ब्रह्मन्मुनिर्मे भविता ध्रुवं

Transliteration

evaṃ me ciṃtayānasya gataṃ varṣaśatantviha | sogastyo hi gatirbrahmanmunirme bhavitā dhruvaṃ

Translation

ଏଭଳି ମୁଁ ଚିନ୍ତା କରୁଥିବାବେଳେ ଏଠାରେ ମୋର ଶତବର୍ଷ କଟିଗଲା। ହେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ, ଅଗସ୍ତ୍ୟ ହିଁ ମୋର ପରମ ଶରଣ; ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ସେ ମୋର ମୁନି-ମାର୍ଗଦର୍ଶକ ହେବେ।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Manner adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• me: of me, my
• me: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• cintayānasya: of (me) thinking/pondering
• cintayānasya: Kartṛ-sambandha (कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cintayāna (कृदन्त; √cint, शानच्)
• Form: Present active participle (शानच्), Masculine/Neuter (contextual), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); 'of me who was thinking'

• gatam: passed, went by
• gatam: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √gam, क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively with implied 'time'

• varṣaśatam: a hundred years
• varṣaśatam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'a hundred years'

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adversative/contrast particle (विरोधार्थक अव्यय)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Deictic adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• agastyaḥ: Agastya
• agastyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Causal/emphatic particle (हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय)

• gatiḥ: refuge, course, means
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahman: O brāhmaṇa
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to agastyaḥ

• me: my
• me: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• bhavitā: will be
• bhavitā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Future tense (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada; 'will be'

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative/neuter used as indeclinable (निश्चयार्थे अव्ययीभूत)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (a character addressing a Brahmin within the Adhyaya’s dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: varṣaśatantviha = varṣaśatam + tu + iha; sogastyo = saḥ + agastyaḥ; gatirbrahmanmunirme = gatiḥ + brahman + muniḥ + me (visarga sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Agastya

FAQs

What is the central idea of this verse?

It conveys prolonged contemplation over an immense span of time and the decision to seek guidance and refuge in the sage Agastya.

Why is Agastya called a ‘gati’ (refuge/recourse) here?

In Purāṇic usage, ‘gati’ implies the dependable path or safe recourse; the speaker expresses certainty that Agastya’s wisdom will provide resolution and direction.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does this verse suggest?

It emphasizes patience across time and the importance of turning to realized sages for guidance when one’s own reflection does not yield clarity.