Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 36, Shloka 26

बालकाण्ड सर्ग ३६

गङ्गा-प्रभवप्रश्नः, शिवतेजोधारणं, कार्त्तिकेय-जन्म, उमाशापः

Devanagari script

स गत्वा तप आतिष्ठत्पार्श्वे तस्योत्तरे गिरौ।हिमवत्प्रभवे शृङ्गे सह देव्या महेश्वर:।।।।

Transliteration

sa gatvā tapa ātiṣṭhat pārśve tasyottare girau |

himavat-prabhave śṛṅge saha devyā maheśvaraḥ ||

Translation

Tendo ali chegado, Maheśvara, juntamente com a Deusa, empreendeu austeridades num pico nascido do Himavat, no flanco setentrional da montanha.

Word by Word

• एषः: this
• एषः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन

• विस्तरः: detailed account
• विस्तरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन

• शैलपुत्र्या: by the mountain's daughter
• शैलपुत्र्या: करण/कर्ता (agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलपुत्री (प्रातिपदिक) = शैल + पुत्री
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन; कर्तृकरणे (by the mountain-daughter)

• निवेदितः: has been related/told
• निवेदितः: क्रिया-विशेष (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; (विस्तरः) इति विशेष्यस्य विधेय

• गङ्गायाः: of Gaṅgā
• गङ्गायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• प्रभवम्: origin/birth
• प्रभवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me/of me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/with verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचन; शृणु इत्यत्र श्रोतृ-सम्बन्धे (listen to me)

• सहलक्ष्मणः: O (you) with Lakṣmaṇa
• सहलक्ष्मणः: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह-लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे (addressing: 'with Lakṣmaṇa')

Context

"Mahesvara along with goddess Uma, went north of the Himavat mountain and performed penance on a peak.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Himavat (Himalaya)

FAQs

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

Tapas is presented as a dharmic discipline: restraint and spiritual effort are shown as the means to restore balance after intense events.

What is the narrative situation?

Śiva (Maheśvara) and Umā withdraw to the Himavat region and commence austerities, shifting the narrative from conflict/curse to ascetic resolution.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control and renunciation (tapas/saṃyama) are emphasized as stabilizing virtues.