Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 44

द्वितीयः सर्गः — श्लोकप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation of the Śloka

Devanagari script

अकर्दममिदं तीर्थं भरद्वाज निशामय ।

रमणीयं प्रसन्नाम्बु सन्मनुष्यमनो यथा ।।1.2.5।।

Transliteration

akardamam idaṁ tīrthaṁ bharadvāja niśāmaya |

ramaṇīyaṁ prasannāmbu sanmanuṣya-mano yathā ||1.2.5||

Translation

“ਭਰਦ੍ਵਾਜ, ਇਸ ਤੀਰਥ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖੋ—ਕੀਚੜ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ, ਰਮਣੀਯ, ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਜਲ ਵਾਲਾ; ਸੱਜਣ ਦੇ ਮਨ ਵਾਂਗ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ।”

Word by Word

• tasya: His / Of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Sasthi Vibhakti (Genitive), Ekavachana (Singular), Masculine

• buddhiḥ: Mind / Thought / Resolve
• buddhiḥ: Kartri (Agent/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (बुद्धि)
• Form: Prathama Vibhakti (Nominative), Ekavachana (Singular), Feminine

• iyam: This
• iyam: Visheshana (Qualifier to buddhiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम्)
• Form: Prathama Vibhakti (Nominative), Ekavachana (Singular), Feminine

• jātā: Born / Arose / Occurred
• jātā: Kriya (Action/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन्)
• Form: Ktanta (Past Passive Participle), Prathama Vibhakti, Ekavachana, Feminine

• vālmīkeḥ: Of Valmiki
• vālmīkeḥ: Sambandha (Relation to buddhiḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālmīki (वाल्मीकि)
• Form: Sasthi Vibhakti (Genitive), Ekavachana (Singular), Masculine

• bhāvitātmanaḥ: Of the purified soul / contemplative mind
• bhāvitātmanaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier to vālmīkeḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāvitātman (भावितात्मन्)
• Form: Sasthi Vibhakti (Genitive), Ekavachana (Singular), Masculine

• kṛtsnam: Entire / Whole
• kṛtsnam: Visheshana (Qualifier to rāmāyaṇam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (कृत्स्न)
• Form: Dvitiya Vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavachana (Singular), Neuter

• rāmāyaṇam: Ramayana (The Journey of Rama)
• rāmāyaṇam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāmāyaṇa (रामायण)
• Form: Dvitiya Vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavachana (Singular), Neuter

• kāvyam: Poem / Epic
• kāvyam: Karma (Object/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāvya (काव्य)
• Form: Dvitiya Vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavachana (Singular), Neuter

• īdṛśaiḥ: With such (verses/meters)
• īdṛśaiḥ: Karana (Instrument - implies 'with such verses')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (ईदृश)
• Form: Tritiya Vibhakti (Instrumental), Bahuvachana (Plural), Masculine

• karavāṇi: Let me make / I shall compose
• karavāṇi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative), Uttama Purusha (1st Person), Ekavachana (Singular)

• aham: I
• aham: Kartri (Agent/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्)
• Form: Prathama Vibhakti (Nominative), Ekavachana (Singular)

Characters & Entities

• Vālmīki
• Bharadvāja
• Tamasā (implied context)
• tīrtha

FAQs

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

Dharma is associated with inner purity mirrored by outer clarity: the calm, clean water becomes a metaphor for a virtuous mind—transparent, untroubled, and unsullied.

What is the narrative situation?

At the Tamasā river, Vālmīki points out a beautiful, clear bathing-place to his disciple Bharadvāja.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śauca (purity) and serenity: the verse praises qualities—clarity and calm—that are central to a dhārmic life.