Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 9, Shloka 5

ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga

and the Remedy for Drought

Devanagari script

द्वैविध्यं ब्रह्मचर्यस्य भविष्यति महात्मन:।लोकेषु प्रथितं राजन्विप्रैश्च कथितं सदा।।।।

Transliteration

dvaividhyaṃ brahmacaryasya bhaviṣyati mahātmanaḥ |

lokeṣu prathitaṃ rājan vipraiś ca kathitaṃ sadā ||

Translation

О царь, для того великодушного будет двоякое соблюдение брахмачарьи, прославленное в мирах и всегда упоминаемое учёными брахманами.

Word by Word

• dvaividhyam: twofold nature
• dvaividhyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvaividhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahmacaryasya: of brahmacarya (celibate discipline)
• brahmacaryasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, Periphrastic future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled one
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• lokeṣu: in the worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• prathitam: well-known
• prathitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √prath (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘dvaividhyam’

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• vipraiḥ: by brahmins
• vipraiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• kathitam: told/declared
• kathitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kath (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘dvaividhyam’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb ‘always’

Characters & Entities

• Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• brahmins (vipra)

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through disciplined self-restraint; brahmacarya is portrayed as a respected, socially affirmed ethical practice.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration highlights Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s renowned ascetic discipline, preparing the ground for his later role in royal rites.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control (saṃyama) and purity of conduct, recognized and praised by the learned.