Shloka 15

कुशिलवगानप्रशंसा

The Commissioning and Public Performance of the Rāmāyaṇa

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा मुनयस्सर्वे बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणा:।

साधुसाध्विति तावूचु: परं विस्मयमागता:।।1.4.15।।

Transliteration

tac chrutvā munayaḥ sarve bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇāḥ | sādhu sādhv iti tāv ūcuḥ paraṃ vismayam āgatāḥ || 1.4.15 ||

Translation

ਉਹ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਮੁਨੀ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੰਝੂਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰ ਗਏ; ਪਰਮ ਅਚੰਭੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈ ਕੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਉਹ ਦੋਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ—“ਸਾਧੁ! ਸਾਧੁ!”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (object of श्रुत्वा)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerund): having heard

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (qualifying मुनयः)

• बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः: with eyes clouded by tears
• बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाष्प + पर्याकुल + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: बाष्पेण पर्याकुलम् ईक्षणं येषाम् (whose eyes are filled/overcome with tears)

• साधु: excellent
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रशंसावाचक interjection: well done)

• साधु: excellent
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative)

• तौ: those two (Kuśa and Lava)
• तौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• ऊचुः: said/exclaimed
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• परम्: great
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (qualifying विस्मयम्)

• विस्मयम्: wonder
• विस्मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आगताः: having experienced/come to
• आगताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (qualifying मुनयः): having attained/experienced

Context

All the sages having heard the chanting (of that glorious kavya), experienced greatastonishment. Overcome with tears of joy in their eyes, they praised them, exclaiming "Excellent, Excellent".

Characters & Entities

• Kūśa
• Lava
• kāvya (the epic recitation)

FAQs

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

True dharmic speech and truthful narrative (satya) move the wise and purify the listener; the sages’ response validates that righteous content, rightly delivered, produces moral and emotional uplift.

What is the narrative situation?

After hearing the recitation by Kūśa and Lava, the assembled sages are deeply moved—tearful and astonished—and openly praise the performers.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Receptivity and discernment in the sages: they recognize excellence rooted in truth and dharma, responding with appreciative affirmation rather than envy or indifference.