Shloka 2

पञ्चदशः सर्गः — देवकृत-प्रार्थना, रावणवधोपायः, विष्णोः मानुषावतारनियोजनम्

Sarga 15: The Devas’ Petition, the Means to Slay Ravana, and Vishnu’s Commission to Incarnate as Man

Devanagari script

इष्टिं तेऽहं करिष्यामि पुत्रीयां पुत्रकारणात्।अथर्वशिरसि प्रोक्तैर्मन्त्रैस्सिद्धां विधानत:।।1.15.2।।

Transliteration

iṣṭiṃ te ’haṃ kariṣyāmi putrīyāṃ putrakāraṇāt |

atharvaśirasi proktair mantraiḥ siddhāṃ vidhānataḥ ||1.15.2||

Translation

Realizarei para ti o sacrifício Putrīyeṣṭi, destinado a obter filhos—cumprido segundo o rito correto e consagrado por mantras ensinados na tradição do Atharvaśiras.

Word by Word

• इष्टिम्: sacrifice; oblation-rite (iṣṭi)
• इष्टिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: to you / for you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• करिष्यामि: I will perform / I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम् (Parasmaipada)

• पुत्रीयाम्: son-bestowing; for obtaining sons
• पुत्रीयाम्: Karma (कर्म) — विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying) of इष्टिम्

• पुत्रकारणात्: for the cause of sons; for begetting sons
• पुत्रकारणात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान) — reason/cause
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative): पुत्रस्य कारणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) ‘कारण’ (as head), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अथर्वशिरसि: in the Atharvaśiras (text/section)
• अथर्वशिरसि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अथर्वशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रोक्तैः: uttered/declared (as prescribed)
• प्रोक्तैः: Karaṇa (करण) — विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-वच् → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग possible by context; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण of मन्त्रैः

• मन्त्रैः: by mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सिद्धाम्: accomplished; duly perfected
• सिद्धाम्: Karma (कर्म) — विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of इष्टिम्

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानतः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable adverb), तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थ (in the manner of): ‘according to rule/prescription’

Context

At this juncture Visnu the lord of the world, highly effulgent and bearing conch, discus and mace in his hands and in yellow apparel arrived.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• Daśaratha
• mantra

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as acting through lawful means: even a king seeks desired ends (heirs) through prescribed ritual order (vidhi), not through impatience or adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha seeks sons; the sage assures him that a properly performed Putrīyeṣṭi rite, grounded in Vedic mantras, will accomplish the goal.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s competence and fidelity to tradition—performing sacred duty precisely and responsibly.