Shloka 9

The Meeting with Agastya

Rāma Praised by the Gods; Phalaśruti; Ideal Reign; Prelude to Agastya’s Arrival

Devanagari script

मृतसुधासदृशैरघनाशनैः सुचरितैरवकीर्य महीतलम् । अमनुजैर्गुणशंसिभिरीडितः प्रविश चाशु पुनर्हि स्वकं पदम्

Transliteration

mṛtasudhāsadṛśairaghanāśanaiḥ sucaritairavakīrya mahītalam | amanujairguṇaśaṃsibhirīḍitaḥ praviśa cāśu punarhi svakaṃ padam

Translation

Рассыпав по лику земли благие деяния — словно нектар для мёртвых и истребители греха, — войди же вскоре вновь в собственную обитель, прославляемый нечеловеческими существами, возвещающими твои добродетели.

Word by Word

• mṛta-sudhā-sadṛśaiḥ: by (deeds) like nectar for the dead
• mṛta-sudhā-sadṛśaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + sudhā (प्रातिपदिक) + sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (मृतसुधायाः सदृशाः)

• aghanāśanaiḥ: by sin-destroying (acts)
• aghanāśanaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agha (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक; √naś (नश्) + ल्युट्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (अघस्य नाशनाः)

• sucaritaiḥ: by good deeds
• sucaritaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-carita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √car (चर्) + क्त, with su-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे (प्रयोगे बहुधा नपुंसक), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (सु + चरित)

• avakīrya: having strewn, having scattered
• avakīrya: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + √kṝ (कॄ/कीर्) (धातु; ‘to scatter’)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (Gerund/Absolutive)

• mahītalam: the surface of the earth
• mahītalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (महीतलम् = पृथिव्याः तलम्)

• amanujaiḥ: by non-human beings (celestials)
• amanujaiḥ: Karaṇa/Agent (Instrumental of agency)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-manuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• guṇa-śaṃsibhiḥ: by those who praise virtues
• guṇa-śaṃsibhiḥ: Karaṇa/Agent (Instrumental of agency)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṃsin (प्रातिपदिक; √śaṃs (शंस्) + णिनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (गुणान् शंसन्ति ये)

• īḍitaḥ: praised
• īḍitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता; participial predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √īḍ (ईड्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• praviśa: enter
• praviśa: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √viś (विश्) (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• svakam: one's own
• svakam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (padam)

• padam: abode, place
• padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual speaker not provided in the excerpt; likely a narrator or a celestial voice addressing a virtuous person).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: guṇaśaṃsibhirīḍitaḥ → guṇaśaṃsibhiḥ īḍitaḥ; cāśu → ca āśu; punarhi → punaḥ hi.

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this shloka?

It teaches that virtuous deeds (sucarita) cleanse sin and spiritually revive the world, leading the doer to their rightful higher abode, praised by exalted beings.

Why are good deeds compared to "nectar to the dead"?

The metaphor suggests that dharmic actions restore life, hope, and spiritual vitality—like amṛta reviving the dead—while also erasing the effects of sin.

Who are the "amanuja" beings praising the person?

Amanuja indicates non-human exalted beings—often understood as devas, siddhas, or other celestial witnesses—who laud the virtues of the righteous.